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OIT/OHSU - Suffixes

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plasia   formation, development  
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-plasm   growth, development  
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-plasty   surgical repair  
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-poiesis   formation  
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-ptysis   spitting  
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-ptosis   drooping, prolapse  
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-sclerosis   harding  
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-scope   instrument to visually examine  
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-spasm   sudden violent involuntary contraction  
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-stalsis   constriction  
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-stasis   to stop, control  
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-stenosis   tightning, narrowing  
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-stalsis   constriction  
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-therapy   treatment  
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-tic   pertaining to  
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-tome   Instrument to cut  
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-tomy   process of cutting  
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-tresia   opening  
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-tripsy   surgical crushing  
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-trophy   development  
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-ule   little  
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-ia, -y   process, condition  
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-ac, -al, -ar, -ary, oid, -ous, -tic   pertaining to  
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-osis   condition  
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-algia   pain  
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-blast   embryonic  
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-cele   hernia  
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-centisis   surgically puncture  
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-cylsis   wash or irrigate  
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-coccus   berry shaped  
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-crit   seperate  
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-drome   to run  
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-ectasis   to stretch, dilatation  
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-ectomy   to excise  
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-er   one who  
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-fusion   to pour  
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-genesis   condition of producing  
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-grade   to go  
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-gram   record  
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-graph   instrument to record  
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-graphy   process of recording  
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-ist   one who specializes in  
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-itis   inflammation  
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-logy   process of studying  
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-lysis   to break  
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-malacia   softening  
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-megaly   enlargement  
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-meter   to measure  
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-odynia   pain  
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-ole   little  
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-oma   tumor  
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-opsy   to view  
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-or   one who  
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-orrhagia   bursting forth of blood  
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-orrhaphy   suture  
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-orrhea   discharge  
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-orrhexia   rupture  
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-ostomy   to make a new opening.  
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