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Suffix terms from blue cards

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-iac   pertaining to  
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sacroiliac   pertaining to the sacrum and ileum  
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-algia   pain  
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neuralgia   nerve pain  
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-ectomy   excision,surgical removal  
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appendectomy   removal of the appendix  
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-gram   record  
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encephalogram   record of the electrical activity of the brain  
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-ia   condition of  
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dysphasia   condition of difficult/abnormal speech  
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-ian   specialist  
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technician   specialist in technical procedures  
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-ism   condition,method,or process  
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botulism   a condition(illness) caused by exposure to Clostridium botulinum  
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-itis   inflammation  
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nephritis   inflammation of the kidney  
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-logy   study,practice  
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dermatology   study and treatment of skin disorders  
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-oid   like,resembling  
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cardoid   resembling a heart  
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-oma   tumor  
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hematoma   blood tumor  
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-pathy   disease  
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osteopathy   bone disease  
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scope-   instrument for viewing or examining  
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microscope   instrument for viewing or examining small(not visible to nake eye) specimens or objects  
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-tomy   process of cutting,incision  
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laparotomy   incision into the abdomen  
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