MED TERM: Suffixes
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\-a
noun ending
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\-ac
pertaining to
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\-acusis
hearing
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\-ad
toward
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\-al
pertaining to
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\-algesia
sensitivity to pain
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\-algia
pain; suffering
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\-an
characteristic of
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\-ar
pertaining to
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\-arche
beginning
Think of “menarche”
The beginning of your first menstruation 🩸
Think of “menarche”
The beginning of your first menstruation 🩸
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\-ary
pertaining to
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\-asthenia
loss of strength
Think of “myasthenia”
Think of “myasthenia”
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\-ate
something that
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\-blast
embryonic stage of development
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\-capnia
condition of carbon dioxide content in the blood
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\-cardia
heart condition
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\-cele
swelling; herniation
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**-centesis**
==surgical== procedure
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\-cide
to kill; to destroy
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\-clasis
crushing; breaking up
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\-clast, -clastic
to break
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\-crine
secrete
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\-cyesis
pregnancy
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\-cyte
cell
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\-derma
skin
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\-desis
binding or surgical fusion
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\-dipsia
thirst
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\-dynia
pain
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\-eal
pertaining to
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\-ectasis
stretching or dilation
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\-ectomy
surgical removal
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\-edema
swelling
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\-emesis
to vomit
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\-emia
blood
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\-esis
condition of
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\-esthesia
sensation or feeling
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\-gen/ -genesis/ -genic
producing; forming
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\-globin
containing protein
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\-gram
record; picture
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\-graph
instrument used to record
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\-graphy
writing; record
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\-gravida
pregnancy
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\-ia
condition, noun ending
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\-iasis
presence of abnormal conditioning
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\-iatry
medical treatment, medical profession
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\-ic/ -ical
pertaining to
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\-ician
specialist in a field of study
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\-ile
pertaining to, capable
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\-ion
action; process
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\-is
noun ending
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\-ism
condition, theory
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\-ist
practitioner
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\-itis
inflammation
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\-kinesis, -kinesia
movement
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\-lepsy
seizure, attack
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\-lith
stone, calculus
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\-lithiasis
presence or formation of stones
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\-logist
one who specializes
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\-logy
the study of
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\-lysis
destruction, detachment
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\-lytic
destruction
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\-malacia
softening
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\-mania
a mental disorder; madness
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