Medical Terminology Suffixes

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-ac

pertaining to (1)

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-al

pertaining to (2)

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-ar

pertaining to (3)

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-ary

pertaining to (4)

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-eal

pertaining to (5)

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-ic

pertaining to (6)

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-tic

pertaining to (7)

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-ous

pertaining to (8)

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-ia

condition (1)

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-ism

condition (2)

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-ium

tissue, structure

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-y

condition, procedure

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-scope

instrument to look

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-scopy

process of looking

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-ole

small (3)

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-ule

small (1)

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-ula

small (2)

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-tomy

incision

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-iatrics

medical science (1)

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-iatry

medical science (2)

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-iatrist

specialist in a medicine of

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-ist

specialist

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-logist

specialist in the study of

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-logy

study of

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-algia

pain (1)

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-desis

binding, fixation

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-extomy

removal

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-cele

hernia

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-emia

blood condition

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-iasis

presence of

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-itis

inflammation

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-lysis

loosen, break down

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-malacia

abnormal softening

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-megaly

enlargement

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-oid

resembling

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-oma

tumor

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-osis

condition

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-pathy

disease

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-penia

deficiency

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-pexy

surgical fixation

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-plasty

reconstruction

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-ptosis

drooping

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-rrhage

excessive flow (1)

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-dynia

pain (2)

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-rrhagia

excessive flow (2)

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-rrhea

flow

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-rrhexis

rupture

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-spasm

involuntary contraction

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-centesis

puncture

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-gram

written record

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-graph

instrument to record

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-graphy

process of recording

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-meter

instrument to measure

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-metry

process of measuring

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-rrhaphy

suture

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-stomy

creation of an opening

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