Suffixes from Chapter 2 BIO100
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| -centesis | surgical puncture
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| -clasis | to break;surgical fracture
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| -desis | binding, fixation of bone or joint (hard tissue)
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| -ectomy | excision, removal
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| -lysis | separation, destruction, loosening
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| -pexy | fixation of an organ (soft tissue)
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| -plasty | surgical repair
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| -rrhaphy | suture
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| -stomy | formation of an opening
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| -tome | instrument to cut
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| -tomy | incision
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| -tripsy | crushing
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| -gram | record, writing
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| -graph | instrument for recording
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| -graphy | process of recording
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| -meter | instrument for recording
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| -metry | act of measuring
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| -scope | instrument for examining
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| -scopy | visual examination
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| -algia, -dynia | pain
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| -cele | hernia
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| -ectasis | dilation, expansion
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| -edema | swelling
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| -emesis | vomiting
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| -emia | blood condition (usually red blood cells)
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| -gen, -genesis | forming, producing, origin
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| -iasis | abnormal condition with a specific cause
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| -itis | inflammation
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| -lith | stone, calculus
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| -malacia | softening
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| -megaly | enlargement
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| -oma | tumor
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| -osis | abnormal condition (usually white blood cells)
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| -pathy | disease
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| -penia | deficiency
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| -phagia | eating; swallowing
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| -phasia | speech
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| -phobia | fear
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| -plasia, -plasm | formation, growth
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| -plegia | paralysis
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| -rrhage, -rrhagia | bursting of; excessive discharge or flow
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| -rrhea | flow, discharge
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| -rrhexis | rupture
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| -spasm | involuntary contraction, twitching
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| -stenosis | stricture, narrowing
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| -toxic | poison
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| -trophy | nourishment, development
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| -ac, -al, -ar, -ary, -eal, -ic, -ical, -ile, -ior, -ous, -tic | pertaining to (adjective)
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| -esis, -ia, -ism | condition (noun)
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| -iatry | medicine treatment (noun)
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| -icle, -ole, -ule | Small, Minute (diminutive)
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| arthr/o- | joint
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| cardi/o- | heart
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| mast/o- | breast
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| gastr/o- | stomach
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| colon/o | colon
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| thorac(x)- | chest
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| osteo/o- | bone
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| Connecting form | usually "O"
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