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26 Musculoskeletal Suffixes
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02/20/2026
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-Algia
 Definition
Pain
Term
-Asthenia
 Definition
Weakness
Term
-Dynia
 Definition
Pains
Term
-Itis
 Definition
Inflammation
Term
-Kinesia
 Definition
Movement
Term
-Listhesis
 Definition
Slipping
Term
-Malacia
 Definition
Abnormal Softening
Term
-Oma
 Definition
Tumor
Term
-Osis
 Definition
Abnormal Condition
Term
-Pathy
 Definition
Disease
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-Porosis
 Definition
Porous
Term
-Rhexis
 Definition
Rupture
Term
-Sarcoma
 Definition
Malignant tumor of connective tissue
Term
-Schisis
 Definition
Split or fissure
Term
-Tonia
 Definition
Tone or muscle tension
Term
-Trophy
 Definition
Development or nourishment
Term
-Ectomy
 Definition
excision
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-Tomy
 Definition
incision
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`-centesis
 Definition
Puncture to aspirate
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-Desis
 Definition
fixation/fusion
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-plasty
 Definition
repair
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-Lysis
 Definition
Loosening, destruction
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-penia
 Definition
Abnormal reduction, deficiency
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-genesis
 Definition
forming, producing
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-AR
 Definition
Pertaining to
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-Ad
 Definition
toward
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