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Medical Terminology Suffixes Chapter 2

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-ad   toward  
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-algia   pain  
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-asthenia   weakness  
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-blast   immature, forming  
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-cele   hernia  
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-cidal   destroying, killing  
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-cide   destroying, killing  
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-clasis   breaking  
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-clast   breaking instrument  
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-crine   secreting  
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-crit   separate  
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-cyte   cell  
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-cytosis   condition of cells  
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-derma   skin  
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-desis   binding  
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-ectasia   expansion; dilation  
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-ecstasis   expanding; dilating  
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-ectomy   removal of  
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-edema   swelling  
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-ema   condition  
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-emesis   vomiting  
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-emia   blood  
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-emic   relating to blood  
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-esthesia   sensation  
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-form   in the shape of  
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-gen   producing, coming to be  
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-genesis   production of  
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-genic   producing  
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-globin   protein  
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-globulin   protein  
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-gram   a recording  
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-graph   recording instrument  
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-graphy   process of recording  
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-iasis   pathological condition or state  
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-ic   pertaining to  
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-ics   treatment, practice, body of knowledge  
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-ism   condition, disease, doctrine  
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-itis (pl., -itides)   inflammation  
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-kinesia   movement  
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-kinesis   movement  
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-lepsy   condition of  
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-leptic   having seizures  
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-logist   ones who practices  
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-logy   study, practice  
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-lysis   destruction of  
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-lytic   destroying  
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-malacia   softening  
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-mania   obsession  
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-megaly   enlargement  
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-meter   measuring device  
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-metry   measurement  
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-oid   like, resembling  
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-oma (pl., -omata)   tumor, neoplasm  
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-opia   vision  
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-opsia   vision  
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-opsy   view of  
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-osis (pl., -oses)   condition, state, process  
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-ostomy   opening  
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-oxia   oxygen  
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-para   bearing  
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-paresis   slight paralysis  
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-parous   producing, bearing  
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-pathy   disease  
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-penia   deficiency  
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-pepsia   digestion  
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-pexy   fixation, usually done surgically  
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-phage   eating, devouring  
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-phagia   eating, devouring  
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-phagy   eating, devouring  
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-phasia   speaking  
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-pheresis   removal  
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-phil   attraction; affinity for  
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-philia   attraction; affinity for  
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-phobia   fear  
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-phonia   sound  
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-phoresis   carrying  
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-phoria   feeling; carrying  
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-phrenia   of the mind  
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-phthisis   wasting away  
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-phylaxis   protection  
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-physis   growing  
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-plakia   plaque  
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-plasia   formation  
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-plasm   formation  
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-plastic   forming  
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-plasty   surgical repair  
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-plegia   paralysis  
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-plegic   one who is paralyzed  
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-pnea   breath  
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-poiesis   formation  
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-poietic   forming  
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-poietin   one that forms  
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-porosis   lessening in density  
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-ptosis   falling down; drooping  
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-rrhage   discharging heavily  
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-rrhagia   heavy discharge  
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-rrhaphy   surgical suturing  
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-rrhea   a flowing, a flux  
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-rrhexis   rupture  
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-schisis   splitting  
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-scope   instrument (especially one used for observing or measuring)  
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-scopy   use of an instrument for observng  
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-somnia   sleep  
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-spasm   contraction  
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-stasis   stopping; constant  
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-stat   agent used to maintain a state  
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-static   maintaining a state  
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-stenosis   narrowing  
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-stomy   opening  
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-tome   cutting instrument, segment  
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-tomy   cutting operation  
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-trophic   nutritional  
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-trophy   nutrition  
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-tropia   turning  
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-tropy   condition of turning toward  
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-uria   urine  
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-version   turning  
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