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Itis

Inflammation

Malacia

Softening

Ptosis

Prolapse, downward displacement

Scopy

Visual examination

Plegia

Paralysis

Spasm

Involuntary contraction, twitching

Tripsy

Crushing

Ectasis

Dilation, expansion

Pexy

Fixation (of an organ)

Dynia

Pain

Emia

Blood condition

Desis

Binding, fixation (of a bone or joint)

Icle

Small, minute

Ule

Small, minute

Graph

Instrument for recording

Rrhaphy

Suture

Ia

Condition

Osis

Abnormal condition; increase (used primarily with blood cells)

Para

To bear (offspring)

Oma

Tumor

Genesis

Forming, producing, origin

Megaly

Enlargement

Lysis

Separation; destruction; loosening

Pathy

Disease

Clasis

To break; surgical fracture

Tomy

Incision

Algia

Pain

Cele

Hernia, swelling

Gram

Record, writing

Toxic

Poison

Iatry

Medicine; treatment

Tome

Instrument to cut

Rrhea

Discharge, flow

Eal

Pertaining to

Rrhexis

Rupture

Y

Condition; process

Centesis

Surgical puncture

Graphy

Process of recording

Ous

Pertaining to

Ist

Medicine; treatment

Al

Pertaining to

Tic

Pertaining to

Sclerosis

Abnormal condition of hardening

Scope

Instrument for examining

Gen

Forming, producing, origin

Phobia

Fear

Stomy

Forming an opening (mouth)

Ole

Small minute

Plasty

Surgical repair

Ary

Pertaining to

Stenosis

Narrowing, stricture

Ism

Condition

Ic

Pertaining to

Ior

Pertaining to

Emesis

Vomiting

Ectomy

Excision, removal

Penia

Decrease, deficiency

Ar

Pertaining to

Ac

Pertaining to