Medical Terminology: Suffixes

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vomiting
emesis
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inflammation
itis
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tumor
oma
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study of
logy
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surgical puncture
centesis
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pain
dynia
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disease
pathy
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to break
clasis
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binding/fixation
desis (bone/joint)
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removal/excision
ectomy
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separation/destruction/loosening
lysis
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fixation (of organ)
pexy
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surgical repair
plasty
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suture
rrhaphy
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forming an opening
stomy
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instrument to cut
tome
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incision
tomy
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crushing
tripsy
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record/writing (paper result)
gram
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instrument to record
graph
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process of recording
graphy
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instrument for examining
scope
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visual examination
scopy
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pain
algia
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hernia/swelling
cele
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dilation, expansion
ectasis
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vomiting
emesis
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blood condition
emia
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forming/producing/origin
gen/genesis
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inflammation
itis
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softening
malacia
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enlargement
megaly
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tumor
oma
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abnormal condition/increase
osis
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decrease/deficiency
penia
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fear
phobia
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paralysis
plegia
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prolapse/downward displacement
ptosis
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discharge/flow
rrhea
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rupture
rrhexis
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abnormal condition of hardening
sclerosis
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involuntary movement/twitching
spasm
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narrowing/stricture
stenosis
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poison
toxic
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pertaining to
ac
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pertaining to
al
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pertaining to
ar
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pertaining to
ary
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pertaining to
eal
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pertaining to
ic
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pertaining to
ior
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pertaining to
ous
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pertaining to
tic
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condition
ia
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condition
ism
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medicine/treatment
iatry
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medicine/treatment
ist
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condition/process
y
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small/minute
icle
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small/minute
ole
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small/minute
ule
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add "e" at the end for the plural form
if it ends in "a"
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change "ex/ix" to "ices"
if it ends in "ex/ix"
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change "is" to "es"
if it ends in "is"
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change "is" to "ides"
if it ends in "itis"
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change "x" to "ges"
if it ends in "nx"
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change "on" to "a"
if it ends in "on"
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change "um" to "a"
if it ends in "um"
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change "us" to "i"
if it ends in "us"
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a (plural)
on (singular)
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mata (plural)
ma (singular)
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ses (plural)
sis (singular)
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ges (plural)
nx (singular)
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ae (plural)
a (singular)
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i (plural)
us (singular)
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a (plural)
um (singular)
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es (plural)
is (singular)
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ices (plural)
ex (singular)
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ices (plural)
ix (singular)
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aces (plural)
ax (singular)