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It's important to remember suffixes when learning medical terminology.

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Term
Definition
-malacia   Softening  
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-esis, -ism   Condition  
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-algia, -dynia   Pain  
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-cele   Hernia, Swelling  
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-centesis   Surgical Puncture  
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-clasis   To break; Surgically Fracture  
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-rrhaphy   Suture  
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-emesis   Vomiting  
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-ectomy   Removal, Excision  
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-tomy   Incision  
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-graph   Instrument For Recording  
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-esthesia   Feeling  
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-rrhage, -rrhagia   Bursting (of)  
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-emia   Blood Condition  
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-meter   Instrument For Measuring  
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-toxic   Poison  
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-graphy   Prosses Of Recording  
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-penia   Decrease, Deficiency  
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-iasis   Abnormal Conditioning (produced by something specific)  
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-osis   Abnormal Condition: Increase (Used primarily with blood cells)  
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-edema   Swelling  
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-itis   Inflammation  
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-lith   Stone, Calculus  
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-magaly   Enlargement  
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-icle, -ole, -ule   Small, Minute, Little  
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-lysis   Separation; Destruction; Loosening  
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-ac, -al, -ary, -eal, -ic, -ical, -ior, -ous, -tic   Pertaining To  
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-scope    
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-oma   Tumor  
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-metry   Act Of Measuring  
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-pexy   Fixation (of an organ)  
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-ia   Condition  
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-pelgia   Paralysis  
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-plasty   Surgical Repair  
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-pathy   Disease  
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-scopy   Visual Examination  
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-phobia   Fear  
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-plasia   Formation, Growth  
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-tome   Instrument To Cut  
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-rrhea   Discharge, Flow  
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-stomy   Forming An Opening (mouth)  
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-cyte   cell  
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-rrhexis   Rupture  
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-tripsy   Crushing  
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-ectasis   Dilation, Expansion  
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-iatry   Medicine; Treatment  
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-desis   Binding, Fixation (of a bone or joint)  
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-gram   Record, Writing  
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-stenosis   Narrowing, Stricture  
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