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Musculoskeletal suffixes
medical terminology
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Undergraduate 1
09/11/2025
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-al
 Definition
pertaining to
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-algia
 Definition
pain
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-ar
 Definition
pertaining to
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-asthenia
 Definition
weakness
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-centisis
 Definition
surgical puncture to aspirate fluid
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-clasia
 Definition
break
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-clast
 Definition
break
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-desis
 Definition
surgical fixation, fusion
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-ectomy
 Definition
excision, surgical removal, cutting out
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-gram
 Definition
the record, radiographic image
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-graphy
 Definition
process of recording, radiographic imaging
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-ic
 Definition
pertaining to
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-itis
 Definition
inflammation
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-lysis
 Definition
loosening, separating, dissolution
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-malacia
 Definition
softening
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-oid
 Definition
resembling
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-oma
 Definition
tumor
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-osis
 Definition
abnormal condition
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-penia
 Definition
abnormal reduction
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-physis
 Definition
growth
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-plasty
 Definition
surgical repair
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-rrhaphy
 Definition
suturing, repairing
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-sarcoma
 Definition
malignant tumor
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-scopy
 Definition
process of viewing, visual examination
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-tomy
 Definition
incision, cut into
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-trophy
 Definition
nourishment, development
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