Common Medical Suffixes
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31 Terms
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-algia
Pain & suffering
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-dynia
pain
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-(a)emia
related to the blood
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-ia
condition
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-ism
process
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-itis
inflammation
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-logist
specialist of
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-logy
study of
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-lysis
destruction, dissolution
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-malacia
abnormal softening
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-megaly
enlargement
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-oma
tumor, mass
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-osis
degeneration
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-pathy
diseased state
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-rrhage or -rrhagia
excessive fluid loss
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-rrh(o)ea
abnormal flow of bodily fluids
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-sclerosis
abnormal hardening
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-sis
state of
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-stenosis
abnormal narrowing
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-uria
condition of urine
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-centesis
surgical puncture to remove fluid
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-ectomy
surgical removal
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-graphy
the process of recording a picture or data
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-gram
the record or picture
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-lysis
separation, breakdown, destruction
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-plasty
surgical or plastic repair
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-rrhaphy
suturing or stitching
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-scopy
visual exam of body interior
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-stomy
creation of an artificial opening
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-therapy
treatment
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-tomy
incision or opening
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