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Suffix

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Suffic
Meaning
ac   pertaining to  
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al   pertaining to  
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algia   pain  
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ar   pertaining to  
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ary   pertaining to  
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asthenia   without strength  
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cele   pouching or hernia  
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cyesis   pregnancy  
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cynia   pain  
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eal   pertaining to  
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ectasis   expansion or dilation  
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ectomy   removal  
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emia   blood condition  
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genic   orgin or production  
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gram   record  
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graph   recording instrument  
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graphy   recording process  
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ia   condition of  
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iasis   condition, formation of  
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iatry   treatment  
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ic   pertaining to  
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icle   small  
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ism   condition of  
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itis   inflammation  
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ium   tissue or structure  
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lith   stone, calculus  
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logy   study of  
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lysis   breaking down or dissolution  
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malacia   softening  
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megaly   enlargement  
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meter   measuring instrument  
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metry   measuring process  
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mycosis   fungal infection  
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oid   resembling  
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ole   small  
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oma   tumor  
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opia   vision  
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opsia   vision  
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osis   abnormal condition, increase  
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osmia   smell  
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ous   pertaining to  
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paresis   partial paralysis  
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pathy   disease  
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penia   decrease  
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phagia   swallowing  
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phasia   speech  
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philia   attraction for  
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phobia   fear  
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plasia   formation  
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plasty   surgical repair or reconstruction  
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plegia   paralysis, stroke  
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rrhage   to burst forth  
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rrhea   discharge  
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sclerosis   narrowing, constriction  
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scope   examination instrument  
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scopy   examination  
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spasm   involuntary contraction  
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stasis   stop or stand  
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tic   pertaining to  
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tocia   childbirth, labor  
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tomy   incision  
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toxic   poison  
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tropoc   stimulate  
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ula   small  
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ule   small  
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y   condition, process of  
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