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LOM Chapter 3
Suffixes
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03/26/2005

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-algia
Definition
pain
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-cele
Definition
hernia
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-centesis
Definition
surgical puncture to remove fluid
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-coccus (plural:-cocci)
Definition
berry-shaped bacterium (plural: bacteria)
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-cyte
Definition
cell
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-dynia
Definition
pain
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-ectomy
Definition
excision, removal, resection
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-emia
Definition
blood condition
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-genesis
Definition
condition of producing, forming
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-genic
Definition
pertaining to producing, produced by, or in
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-gram
Definition
record
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-graph
Definition
instrument for recording
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-graphy
Definition
process of recording
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-itis
Definition
inflammation
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-logy
Definition
study of
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-lysis
Definition
breakdown, destruction, separation
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-malacia
Definition
softening
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-megaly
Definition
enlargement
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-oma
Definition
tumor, mass, collection of fluid
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-opsy
Definition
to view
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-osis
Definition
condition, usually abnormal
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-pathy
Definition
disease condition
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-penia
Definition
deficiency
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-phobia
Definition
fear
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-plasia
Definition
development, formation, growth
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-plasty
Definition
surgical repair
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-ptosis
Definition
drooping, sagging, prolapse
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-sclerosis
Definition
hardening
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-scope
Definition
instrument for visual examination
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-scopy
Definition
process of visual examination
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-stasis
Definition
stopping, controlling
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-stomy
Definition
opening to form a mouth (stoma)
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-therapy
Definition
treatment
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-tomy
Definition
incision, to cut into
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-er
Definition
one who
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-ia
Definition
condition
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-ist
Definition
specialist
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-ole
Definition
little, small
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-ule
Definition
little, small
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-um, ium
Definition
sturcture, tissue, thing
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-y
Definition
condition, process
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-ac, -iac
Definition
pertaining to
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-al
Definition
pertaining to
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-ar
Definition
pertaining to
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-ary
Definition
pertaining to
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-eal
Definition
pertaining to
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-ic, -ical
Definition
pertaining to
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-oid
Definition
resembling
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-ose
Definition
pertaining to, full of
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-ous
Definition
pertaining to
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-tic
Definition
pertaining to
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