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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