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Musculoskeletal suffixes
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Undergraduate 1
10/02/2025
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-Algia:
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Pain
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-Itis:
 Definition
Inflammation
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-Oma:
 Definition
Tumor or swelling
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-Osis:
 Definition
Abnormal condition or disease
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-Pathy:
 Definition
Disease or suffering
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-Plasty:
 Definition
Surgical repair or reconstruction
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-Scopy:
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Visual examination or inspection
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-Ectomy:
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Surgical removal
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-Otomy:
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Surgical incision or cutting
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-Rrexis:
 Definition
Rupture or breaking
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-Stenosis:
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Narrowing or stricture
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-Desis:
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Binding or fusion
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-Lysis:
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Loosening, breaking down, or separation
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-Clasia:
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Surgical fracture or breaking
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-Trophy:
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Development or nourishment
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-Pexy:
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Surgical fixation or attachment
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-Rraphy:
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Suture or stitching
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=centesis:
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Surgical puncture to remove fluid
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-Genic:
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Originating form or causing
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-oid:
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Resembling or like
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-Lapse:
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To slide or fall
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-Cele:
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Hernia or swelling
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-Poiesis:
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Formation or production
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-Algia:
 Definition
Pain
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-Malacia:
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Softening
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-Fragile:
 Definition
Fragile or easily broken
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