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Suffix's

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is a noun ending   -a  
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pertaining to   -ac  
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toward, increase   -ad  
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pertaining to   -al  
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sensitivity to pain   -algesia  
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pain   angia  
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pertaining to   -ar  
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pertaining to, relating to   -ary  
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something that   -ate  
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embryonic stage of development   -blast  
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swelling or herniation   -cele  
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surgical punture   -centesis  
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to kill; to destroy   -cide  
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crushing or breaking up   -clasis  
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cell   -cyte  
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binding or surical fusion   -desis  
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pain   -dynia  
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is a noun ending   -e  
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pertaining to   -eal  
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stretching or dilatation   -ectasia  
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surgical removal   -ectomy  
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blood condition   -emia  
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one who   -er  
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condition of   -esis  
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that which generates   -gen  
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generating; formation   genesis  
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pertaining to, formation, producing   -genic  
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record or picture   -gram  
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an instrument used to record   -graph  
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process of recording   -graphy  
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pregnancy   -gravida  
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condition, (is a noun ending)   -ia  
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specialist in a field of study   -ian  
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presence of an abnormal condition   -iasis  
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relating to medicine, physicians, or medical treatment   -iatric(s)  
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one who treats, A physician   -iatrician  
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one who treats, A physician   -iatrist  
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medical treatment , medical profession   -iatry  
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pertaining to   -ic  
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pertaining to,   -ical  
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specialisit in a feild of study   -ician  
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pertaining to, capable   -ile  
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action, process   -ion  
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condition   -ism  
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practioner   -ist  
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inflammation   -itis  
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to make, to treat or combine with   -ize  
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seizure, attach   -lepsy  
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stone   -lith  
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presence or formation of stones   -lithiasis  
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the study of   -logy  
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one who specializes in the study of   logist  
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destruction or detachment   -lysis  
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destruction   -lytic  
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a mental disorder, madness   -mania  
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enlargement   -megaly  
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instrument used to measure   -meter  
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process of measuring   -metry  
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resembling   -oid  
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small or little   -ole  
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tumor   -oma  
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visual condition   -opia  
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visual condition   -opsia  
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process of veiwing   -opsy  
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pertaing to, characterized by   -ory  
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condition   -osis  
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pertaining to   -ous  
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disease   -pathy  
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decrease in, deficiency   -penia  
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surgical fixation   -pexy  
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attracked to   -philia  
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abnormal fear   -phobia  
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formation or development   -plasia  
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surgical repair   -plasty  
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paralysis   -plegia  
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breathing   -pnea  
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drooping or prolapsed   -ptosis  
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excessive flow or discharge   -rrhagia  
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suturing   -rrhaphy  
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discharge, flow   -rrhea  
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rupture   -rrhexis  
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instrument used to view   -scope  
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the process of viewing with a scope   -scopy  
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stopping or controlling   -stasis  
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surgical creation of a new opening   -stomy  
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pertaining to   -tic  
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process of   -tion  
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incision into   -tomy  
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intentional crushing   -tripsy  
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small, little   -ula  
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small one   -ule  
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a suffix that identifies singular nouns   -um  
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a characteristic of the urine   -uria  
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a suffix that identifies singular nouns   -us  
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y is a noun ending   -y  
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