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Common Medical Suffixes

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Term
Definition
-al   pertaining to  
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-itis   inflammation of  
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-malacia   abnormal softening  
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-megaly   enlargement, large  
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-necrosis   death of tissue  
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-ology   the study of  
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-osis   process, condition, state  
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-ostomy   surgically create a mouth or opening  
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-otomy   surgical incision  
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-pathy   disease, abnormal condition  
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-plasty   surgical repair  
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-rrhage, -rrhagia   burst forth, excessive flow  
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-rraphy   suture, stitch  
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-rrhea   flow, discharge  
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-rrhexis   rupture  
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-sclerosis   abnormal hardening  
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