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Adjective, Noun, and Diminutive, Diagnostic, Pathololgical and Related Suffixes

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ia, ism   condition  
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ar, al, ac, ary, eal, ic, ical, ie, ior, ous, tic   pertaining to  
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itis   inflamation  
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emesis   vomiting  
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dynia   pain  
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logy   study of  
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gram   record or writing  
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graph   instrument for recording  
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graphy   process of recording  
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meter   instrument for measuring  
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metry   act of measuring  
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scope   instrument for examining  
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scopy   visual examination  
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algia   pain  
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cele   hernia or swelling  
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ectasis   dilation or expansion  
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edema   swelling  
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emia   blood condition  
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gen   forming, producing, origin  
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genisis   forming, producing, origin  
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iasis   abnormal condition  
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lith   stone, calculus  
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malacia   softening  
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megaly   enlargement  
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oma   tumor  
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osis   abnormal condition, increase (used primarily with blood cells)  
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pathy   disease  
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penia   decrease, deficiency  
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phagia   eating or swallowing  
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phasia   speach  
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phobia   fear  
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plasia , plasm   formation or a growth  
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plegia   paralysis  
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ptosis   prolapse, downward displacement  
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rrhage , rrhagia   bursting forth  
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rrhexis   rupture  
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sclerosis   hardening  
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spasm   involuntary contraction, twitching  
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stenosis   narrowing  
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toxic   poison  
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trophy   nourishment, development  
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iatry   medicine, treatment  
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ician, ist   specialist  
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y   condition, process  
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icle, ole, ule   small, minute  
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gnosis   knowing  
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logist   specialist in the study of  
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tripsy   crushing  
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