Medical Terminology: Suffixes

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-ac

-ic-

-al

-ous

-tic

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related or pertaining to

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-algia

-dynia

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pain

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-arche

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beginning

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-ate

-ize

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subject to, use

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-cele

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protrusion (hernia)

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-centesis

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surgical puncture to withdraw

aspirate fluid

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-cidal

-cide

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kill or destroy

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-cle

-cule

-ule

-ulus

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small

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-cyte

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cell

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-desis

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surgical fusion or binding

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-ectasis

-ectasia

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stretching

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-ectomy

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surgical removal

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-emesis

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vomit

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-emia

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pertaining to blood

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-ent

-er

-ist

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person

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-esis -sis

-ia -tion

-iasis -y

-ity

-osis

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state or condition of

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-form

-oid

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resembling

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-genesis

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beginning process

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-genic

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produced by

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-gram

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written record

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-graph

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instrument used to record

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-graphy

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process of recording

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-ism

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condition or theory

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-itis

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inflammation

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-lysis

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destruction or breakdown

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-malacia

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softening

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-megaly

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enlargement

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-meter

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instrument used to measure

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-metry

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process of measuring

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-ologist

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speacialist

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-ology

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process of study

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-oma

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tumor/swelling

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-opsy

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to view

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-ostomy

-stomy

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artificial surgical opening

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-otomy

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incision or cutting into

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-pathy

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disease/abnormality

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-penia

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lack of or deficiency

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-pexy

-pexis

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surgical fixation

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-phagia

-phagy

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eating

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-phobia

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morbid fear or

intolerance

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-plasia

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formation or development

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-plasty

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surgical reconstruction

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-plegia

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paralysis

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-pnea

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breathing

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-poiesis

-poietic

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production or manufacture of

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-ptosis

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downward placement or

drooping

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-rrhage

-rrhagia

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excessive flow or

discharge

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-rrhexis

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rupture or

breaking away

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-sclerosis

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hardening

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-scope

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instrument to visually examine

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-scopy

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process of visual examination

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-spasm

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sudden or involuntary

contraction or convulsion

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-stasis

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to stop,

stopping

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-tome

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instrument

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-tripsy

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crushing

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-trophic

-trophy

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growth of development