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Nervous System Terminology
Nervous System Terminology- suffixes
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Undergraduate 1
09/10/2026
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-al
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
-algia
 Definition
pain
Term
-algesia
 Definition
sensitivity to pain
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-cele
 Definition
hernia
Term
-cyte
 Definition
cell
Term
-ectomy
 Definition
surgical removal
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-genic
 Definition
producing, originating, or causing
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-gram
 Definition
record or image
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-graph
 Definition
instrument used to record
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-graphy
 Definition
process of recording
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-ia
 Definition
condition
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-ic
 Definition
pertaining to
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-iatrist
 Definition
specialist in treatment
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-iatry
 Definition
field of medicine, treatment
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-itis
 Definition
inflammation
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-lepsy
 Definition
seizure
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-logist
 Definition
specialist in the field of study
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-malacia
 Definition
abnormal softening
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-mania
 Definition
madness or excessive preoccupation
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-oid
 Definition
resembling or like
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-oma
 Definition
tumor, swelling
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-pathy
 Definition
disease or disorder affecting a nerve
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-phesia
 Definition
speech
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-phobia
 Definition
fear
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-plasty
 Definition
surgical repair
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-proxia
 Definition
action or coordinated movement
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-rrhaphy
 Definition
suturing or stitching
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-sclerosis
 Definition
hardening
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-tomy
 Definition
cutting or surgical incision
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-tropic
 Definition
having an affinity for,  influencing
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