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medicalterm.chapter2

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Term
Definition
-al   pertaining to  
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-ic   pertaining to  
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-itis   inflammation  
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-logy   study of  
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-meter   measure, measuring instrument  
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-ous   pertaining to  
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-pathy   disease  
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-scope   instrument used for viewing  
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-scopy   process of viewing  
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-drome   run,running  
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-opsy   view of  
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-phagia   eating or swallowing  
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-philia   loving or affinity for  
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-stasis   standing still  
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-asthenia   weakness  
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-cele   hernia, swelling,protrusion  
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-dynia   condition of pain  
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-ia   condition of  
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-oma   tumor  
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-penia   abnormal reduction in number  
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-plasia   formation, growth  
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-rrhagia   abnormal discharge  
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-rrhea   discharge  
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-rrhexis   rupture  
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-a   singular  
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-ac   pertaining to  
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-ad   toward  
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-al   pertaining to  
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-ar   pertaining to  
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-ary   pertaining to  
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-hemia   condition of the blood  
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-centesis   surgical puncture  
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-clasis   break apart  
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-desis   surgical fixation, fusion  
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-gram   record or image  
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-graphy   recording process  
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-ion   process  
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-pexy   surgical fixation, suspension  
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-phylaxis   protection  
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-plasty   surgical repair  
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-tome   cutting instrument  
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-tomy   incision, to cut  
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-tripsy   surgical crushing  
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