Med Term - Suffixes

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Ac/ Al/ ar/ Ary/ eal/ ic/ tic/ ous

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Pertaining to

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ia/ ism

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Condition

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ium

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Tissue, structure

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Y

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Condition, procedure

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icle/ ole/ ule/ ula

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Small

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algia/ dynia

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Pain

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cele

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Hernia

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emia

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Blood condition

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Iasis

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Presence of

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itis

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Inflammation

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lysis

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Loosen, breakdown

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malacia

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Abnormal softening

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megaly

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Enlargement

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oid

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Resembling

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oma

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Tumor

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osis

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Condition

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pathy

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Disease

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penia

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Deficiency

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ptosis

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Drooping

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rrhage/ rrhagia

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Excessive flow

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rrhea

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Flow

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rrhexis

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Rupture

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spasm

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Involuntary contraction

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centesis

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Puncture

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gram

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Written record

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graph

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Instrument used to produce a record

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graphy

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Writing procedure

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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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scope

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Instrument used to look

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scopy

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Process of looking

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desis

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Binding, fixation

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ectomy

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Removal

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pexy

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Surgical fixation

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plasty

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Reconstruction

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rrhaphy

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Suture

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stomy

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Creation of an opening

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tomy

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Incision