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Suffixes

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Algia   Pain  
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Algesia   Sensitivity  
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Blast   Immature cell  
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Cele   Herniation, swelling  
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Centesis   Surgical puncture  
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Cide   Kill, destroy  
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  Crushing, breaking up  
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Scope   Instrument to view  
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Itis   Infection  
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Stasis   Stopping/ controlling  
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Tripsy   Intentional, crushing  
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Lysis   Destruction, breaking down  
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Lytic   Destruction  
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Pnea   Breathing  
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Ist   Practicioner  
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Ile   Pertaining to  
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Rrhea   Discharge  
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Rrhagia   Bursting forth blood  
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Plegia   Paralysis  
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Plasia   Formation or development  
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Plasty   Surgical repair  
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Phobia   Abnormal fear  
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Pathy   Disease, emotion  
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Ician   Specialist  
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Uria   Urination  
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Penia   Deficiency  
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Oid   Resembling, derived  
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Ole   Little, small  
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Ule   Little, small  
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Megaly   Enlargement  
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Plasia   Development  
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Meter   Measure  
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Oma   Tumor  
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Logist   Person who studies  
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Logy   Study of  
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Ic,ac,al,ar,ary,eal   Pertaining to  
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A   Noun ending  
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Ectomy   Surgical removing  
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Gram   Picture or record  
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Graph   Instrument used to record  
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Pexy   Surgical fixation  
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Rraphaphy   Suturing  
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Rrhexis   Rupture  
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Otomy   Surgical incision  
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Ostomy   Surgical opening  
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Emia   Blood condition  
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Combining Val is needed to attach suffix to a word route   When suffix begins with a consonant  
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Combining Val is not needed to attach suffix to a word root   When something begins with a vowel  
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When defining a medical term   Suffix 1st prefix 2nd Word root last  
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When Singular ends in A   Change to AE  
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One singular form ends in AX   Change to ACES  
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When singular form and then IS   Change to ES  
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When are singular form ends in IX, EX,YX   Change to ICES  
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When the singular form ends in US   Change to I  
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Clasis    
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