Therapeutic Terminations - Derived Suffixes

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40 Terms

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x-o-therapy

treatment by the means of x

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Adjectival Termination of x-o-therapy

x-o-therapeut-ic

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x-iatry

the healing of x

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Adjectival Termination of x-iatry

x-iatr-ic

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x-o-stasis

the stopping of x

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Adjectival Termination of x-o-stasis

x-o-stat-ic

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x-o-plasty

the surgical repairing of x

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Adjectival Termination of x-o-plasty

x-o-plast-ic

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x-o-centesis

the surgical puncturing of x

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Adjectival Termination of x-o-centesis

x-o-centet-ic

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x-o-rrhaphy

the suturing of x

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Adjectival Termination of x-o-rrhaphy

x-o-rrhaph-ic

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x-o-tomy

the cutting of x

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Adjectival Termination of x-o-tomy

x-o-tom-ic

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x-ectomy

the cutting out of x

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Adjectival Termination of x-ectomy

x-ectom-ic

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x-o-stomy

the making of an opening in x

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Adjectival Termination of x-o-stomy

x-o-stom-ic

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x-ics / x-icist

the science of x

one who specializes in the science of x

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x-o-logy / x-o-log-ic / x-o-log-ic-al

the study of x

pt the study of x

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x-o-scopy

the examination of x

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Adjectival termination of x-scopy

x-scop-ic

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x-o-metry

the measurement of x

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Adjectival termination of x-o-metry

x-o-metr-ic

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x-o-graphy

the recording of x

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Adjectival termination of x-o-graphy

x-o-graph-ic

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x-o-graph

an instrument for recording x

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x-o-gram

a record of x

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x-o-meter

an instrument for measuring x

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x-o-pexy / x-o-pect-ic

the adhesion of x (diagnostic) / the fixation of x (therapeutic)

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x-o-lysis / x-o-lyt-ic

the disintegration of x (diagnostic) / the separation of the adhesions of x (therapeutic)

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x-o-tropism / x-o-tropic

the tendency to preferentially affect x (diagnostic or therapeutic)


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x-o-phage

something (or a cell) which ingests x

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x-o-tome

an instument for cutting x

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x-ectome

an instrument for cutting out x

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x-o-scope

an instrument for examining x

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x-o-clast

something which breaks x

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x-o-stat

something which stops x

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x-o-gen

a substance which produces x

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x-o-path

one with the disease of x