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Medical Terms

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Suffix
Meaning
-gen, -genesis, -genic   Producing, production, production of formation  
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-globin, -globulin   Protein  
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-gram   Recording  
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-graph   Instrument used to record  
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-graphy   Process of recording  
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-itis   Inflammation  
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-esthesia   Sensation, feeling  
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-emia   Blood  
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-emesis   Vomiting  
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-ema, -iasis, -ism, -lepsy, -osis   Condition, abnormal condition  
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-edema   Swelling, fluid accumulation  
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-ectomy   Surgical removal  
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-ectasia, -ectasis   Stretching, dilating  
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-derma   Skin  
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-cyte   Cell  
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-ose   Sugar  
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-opia   Vision  
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-oma   Tumor  
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-oid   Resembling  
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-meter, -metry   Measuring device, process of measuring  
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-megaly   Enlargement  
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-mania, -manic   Abnormal preoccupation or obsession  
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-malacia   Softening  
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-lysis, -lytic   Destruction  
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-logy   The study of  
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-logist   One who studies  
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-kinesia, -kinesis   Movement  
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-tomy   The process of cutting  
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-tome   Instrument used for cutting  
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-stomy   Opening  
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-stenosis   Narrowing  
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-stasis   Stopping  
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-somnia   Sleep  
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-scope, -scopy   Instrument, process of using the instrument  
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-rrhexis   Rupture  
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-rrhea   Discharge, flowing  
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-trophic, -trophy   Nutrition  
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-plegia, -plegic   Paralysis  
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-plasty   Surgical repair  
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-phrenia, -phrenic   Mind, diaphragm  
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-phonia   Sound  
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-phobia   Abnormal fear  
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-phil, -philia   To love  
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-phasia   Speaking  
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-phage, -phagy, -phagia   To eat or digest  
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-pexy   Surgical fixation  
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-Pepsia   Digestion  
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-version   Turning  
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-uria   Urine  
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-penia   Deficiency  
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-pathy   Disease  
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-para, -parous   Bearing, producing child  
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-ostomy   Formation of a new opening  
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-crine   To secrete  
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-cide, -cidal   killing, destroying  
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-cele   Hernia, abnormal protrusion  
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-blast   Baby, immature  
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-asthenia   Weakness  
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-ase   Enzyme  
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-algia, -dynia   Pain  
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-ad   Toward  
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-ac, -al, -at, -ary, -eal, -ia, -ic, -ory, -ous, -tic   Pertaining to, condition (of)  
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-rrhaphy   Suturing  
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-rrhage, -rrhagia   Heavy discharge  
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-ptosis   Sagging or drooping  
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-poiesis   Formation  
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-pnea   Breath or breathing-  
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