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36 digestive and urinary system suffixes
digestive and urinary system suffixes
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09/04/2026
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Term
ia
 Definition
condition, abnormal state
Term
iasis
 Definition
condition
Term
itis
 Definition
inflammation
Term
osis
 Definition
condition or disease
Term
emia
 Definition
blood condition
Term
uria
 Definition
urine
Term
megaly
 Definition
enlargement
Term
penia
 Definition
deficiency
Term
sclerosis
 Definition
hardening
Term
malacia
 Definition
softening
Term
stasis
 Definition
stopping or controlling
Term
ectomy
 Definition
surgical removal
Term
centesis
 Definition
surgical puncture
Term
graphy
 Definition
process of recording
Term
gram
 Definition
record or image
Term
scopy
 Definition
visual examination
Term
scope
 Definition
instrument for viewing
Term
tomy
 Definition
incision or cutting into
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plasty
 Definition
surgical repair
Term
pexy
 Definition
surgical fixation
Term
tripsy
 Definition
crushing (urinary stone treatment)
Term
rrhaphy
 Definition
suture
Term
stomy
 Definition
creation of an opening
Term
rrhea / -rreah
 Definition
discharge or flow
Term
rrhexis
 Definition
bursting forth (often blood)
Term
rrhage / -rrhagia
 Definition
rupture
Term
lysis
 Definition
breakdown, destruction, or separation
Term
plasia
 Definition
formation or growth
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trophy
 Definition
development or growth
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poiesis
 Definition
formation
Term
phagia
 Definition
eating or swallowing
Term
pepsia
 Definition
digestion
Term
cele
 Definition
hernia or protrusion
Term
lith
 Definition
stone
Term
oma
 Definition
tumor
Term
ptosis
 Definition
drooping or prolapse
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