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Common Medical Suffixes
Suffixes common to the health care profession.
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10/13/2010
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Megaly
 Definition
enlargement, large
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Necrosis
 Definition
death of tissue
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Ology
 Definition
the study of
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Malacia
 Definition
abnormal softening
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Osis
 Definition
disease, abnormal condition
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Ostomy
 Definition
surgically create a mouth or opening
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Otomy
 Definition
surgical incision
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Pathy
 Definition
disease
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Plasty
 Definition
surgical repair
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Rrhage/rrhagia
 Definition
bursting forth, excessive flow
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Rrhaphy
 Definition
suture, stitch
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Rrhea
 Definition
flow, discharge
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Rrhexis
 Definition
rupture
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Sclerosis
 Definition
abnormal hardening
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Abstain
 Definition
to hold back on something
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Ad hoc Committee
 Definition
for the specific purpose, case, or situation at hand
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Agenda
 Definition
list or program of things to be done
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Amend
 Definition
to impose something and make it better
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Caucus
 Definition
local meeting to elect candidates
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Convene
 Definition
to formally come together
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Election by Acclamation
 Definition
being orally elected
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Germane
 Definition
closely related to or having bearing on the subject of the motion to be amended
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Precedence
 Definition
come before
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Rescind
 Definition
nullify; take back, reconsider