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Lymphatic and Respiratory system Suffixes
medical terminology
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Undergraduate 1
07/17/2025
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-ac
 Definition
pertaining to
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-al
 Definition
pertaining to
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-ary
 Definition
pertaining to
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-apheresis
 Definition
removal
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-cide
 Definition
killing
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-edema
 Definition
swelling
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-genesis
 Definition
creation, formation
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-ic
 Definition
pertaining to
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-logist
 Definition
specialist in the study of
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-logy
 Definition
study of
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-lytic
 Definition
destruction
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-opsy
 Definition
view of
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-plasm
 Definition
formation, growth
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-poiesis
 Definition
formation or production
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-static
 Definition
inhibiting
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-therapy
 Definition
treatment
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-ation
 Definition
process, condition
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-centesis
 Definition
surgical puncture to remove fluid
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-dynia
 Definition
pain
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-actasis
 Definition
dilation, expansion
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-ema
 Definition
condition
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-ia
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condition
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-ive
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having the ability to, pertaining to
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-meter
 Definition
measuring device
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-oma
 Definition
tumor, mass
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-pnea
 Definition
breathing
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-ptysis
 Definition
spitting
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-rrhea
 Definition
discharge, flow
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-scopy
 Definition
visual examination
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-scope
 Definition
instrument for viewing
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-spasm
 Definition
involuntary contraction
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-staxis
 Definition
dripping, bleeding
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-stomy
 Definition
creation of an opening
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-tomy
 Definition
cutting, incision
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