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Suffixes
Definition
-ac, al, ar, ary, eal, ic, ical, ile, ior, ous, tic,   pretaining to  
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-algia, dynia   pain  
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-cele   hernia  
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-centesis   surgical puncture to drain  
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-clasis, -clast, -clasia   surgical fracture/ to break  
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-desis   binding fixation (of bone or joint)  
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-ectasis   dilation/ expansion  
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-ectomy   removal  
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-edema   swelling  
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-emesis   vomitting  
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-emia   blood condition  
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-esis, -ia, ism,   condition  
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-gen or genesis   orgin ; forming  
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-gram   record/ writing  
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-graph   instrument of recording  
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-graphy   process of recording  
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-iasis   abnormal condition  
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-iatry   medicine treatment  
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-ician or -ist   specialist  
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-icle, -ole, -ule   small, minute  
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-itis   inflamation  
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-lith   stone/ calcules  
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-lysis   separation/ destruction/ loosening  
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-malacia   softening  
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-megaly   enlargement  
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-meter   instrument of measuring  
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-metry   act of measuring  
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-oma   tumor  
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-osis   abnormal condition or disease  
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-pathy   disease  
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-penia   decrease / defenciency  
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-pexy   fixation (of an organ)  
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-phagia   swallowing / eating  
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-phasia   speech  
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-phobia   fear  
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-plasia or -plasma   formation / growth  
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-plasty   surgical repair  
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-plegia   paralysis  
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-rrhage or rrhagia   bursting forth  
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-rraphy   suture  
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-rrhea   discharge / flow  
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-rrhexis   rupture  
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-scope   process of examining  
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-spasm   involuntary contraction / twitching  
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-stenosis   narrowing / stricture  
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-stomy   forming an opening (mouth)  
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-tome   instrument to cut  
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-tomy   incision  
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-toxic   poison  
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-tripsy   crushing  
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-throphy   developing  
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-y   condition / process  
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