Common Suffixes for Medical Terminology
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| algia | pain; suffering
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| asthenia | weakness
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| cele | hernia, protrusion
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| centesis | surgical puncture to remove fluid
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| cidal | killing
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| clasia | break
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| clasis | break
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| clast | break
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| clysis | irrigating; washing
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| coccus | berry shaped (a form of bacterium)
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| crine | separate; secrete
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| crit | to separate
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| cyte | cell
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| desis | fusion; to bind; tie together
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| drome | run; running
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| ductor | to lead or pull
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| dynia | pain
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| ectasis | stretching out; dilation; expansion
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| ectomy | excision or surgical removal
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| ectopia | displacement
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| emesis | vomiting
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| emia | blood; blood condition
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| gen | producing; forming
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| genesis | producing; forming
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| genic | producing; forming
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| gnosis | a knowing
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| gram | record; x-ray
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| graph | instrument used to record
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| graphy | process of recording; x-ray filming
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| ictal | seizure; attack
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| ism | state of
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| itis | inflammation
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| lepsy | seizure
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| logist | specialist
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| logy | study of
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| lysis | destruction; reduce; separation
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| malacia | softening
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| mani | madness; insane desire
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| megaly | enlargement
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| meter | instrument used to measure
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| metry | measurement
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| morph | form; shape
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| oid, ode | resembling
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| oma | tumor; mass
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| opia | vision (condition)
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| opsy | to view
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| oxia | oxygen
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| paresis | slight paralysis
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| pathy | disease
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| penia | abnormal reduction in number; lack of
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| peps, pepsia | digestion
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| pexy | surgical fixation; suspension
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| phagia | eating; swallowing
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| philia | love
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| phily | love
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| phobia | abnormal fear of or adversion to specific objects or things
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| phonia | sound or voice
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| phoria | feeling
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| physis | growth
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| plasia | formation; development; a growth
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| plasm | growth; formation; substance
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| plasty | plastic or surgical repair
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| plegia | paralysis; stroke
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| pnea | breathing
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| porosis | lessening in density; porous condition
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| praxia | in front of; before
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| ptosis | drooping; sagging; prolapse
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| ptysis | spitting
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| rrhage | bursting forth, an abnormal excessive discharge or bleeding
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| rrhagia | bursting forth, an abnormal excessive discharge or bleeding
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| rrhaphy | to suture or stitch
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| rrhea | abnormal flow or discharge
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| rrhexix | rupture
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| schisis | split; fissure
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| sclerosis | hardening
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| scope | instrument used for visual exam
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| scopic | visual exam
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| scopy | visual exam with an instrument
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| sepsis | infection
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| sis | state of
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| spasm | sudden involuntary muscle contraction
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| stalsis | contraction; constriction
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| stat | to stop
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| stenosis | narrowing; constriction
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| stomy | new artificial opening
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| therapy | treatment
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| tome | instrument used to cut
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| tomy | cutting into; surgical incision
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| tripsy | crushing
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| trophy | nourishment
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| ule | little
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| uria | urine; urination
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