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Medical Terminology Chapter 2
Suffixes- a-o
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Undergraduate 1
08/22/2008
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-ad
 Definition
toward
Term
-algia
 Definition
pain
Term
-asthenia
 Definition
weakness
Term
-blast
 Definition
immature, forming
Term
-cele
 Definition
hernia
Term
-cidal
 Definition
destroying, killing
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-cide
 Definition
destroyer of, killer of
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-clasis
 Definition
breaking
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-clast
 Definition
breaking instrument
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-crine
 Definition
secreting
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-crit
 Definition
separate
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-cyte
 Definition
cell
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-cytosis
 Definition
condition of cells
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-derma
 Definition
skin
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-desis
 Definition
binding
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-dynia
 Definition
pain
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-ectasia
 Definition
expansion, dilation
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-ectasis
 Definition
expanding, dilating
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-ectomy
 Definition
removal of
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-edema
 Definition
swelling
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-ema
 Definition
condition
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-emesis
 Definition
vomiting
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-emia
 Definition
blood
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-emic
 Definition
relating to blood
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-esthesia
 Definition
sensation
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-form
 Definition
in the shape of
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-gen
 Definition
producing, coming to be
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-genesis
 Definition
production of
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-genic
 Definition
producing
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-globin
 Definition
protein
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-globulin
 Definition
protein
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-gram
 Definition
a recording
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-graph
 Definition
recording instrument
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-graphy
 Definition
process of recording
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-iasis
 Definition
pathological condition or state
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-ic
 Definition
pertaining to
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-ics
 Definition
treatment, practice, body of knowledge
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-ism
 Definition
condition, disease, doctrine
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-itis (pl., itides)
 Definition
inflammation
Term
-kinesia
 Definition
movement
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-kinesis
 Definition
movement
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-lepsy
 Definition
condition of
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-leptic
 Definition
having seizures
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-logist
 Definition
one who practices
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-logy
 Definition
study, practice
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-lysis
 Definition
destruction of
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-lytic
 Definition
destroying
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-malacia
 Definition
softening
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-mania
 Definition
obsession
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-megaly
 Definition
enlargement
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-meter
 Definition
measuring device
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-metry
 Definition
measurement
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-oid
 Definition
like, resembling
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-oma (pl., omata)
 Definition
tumor, neoplasm
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-opia
 Definition
vision
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-opsia
 Definition
vision
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-opsy
 Definition
view of
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-osis (pl., oses)
 Definition
condition, state, process
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-ostomy
 Definition
opening
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-oxia
 Definition
oxygen
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