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LOM Chapter 3
Suffixes
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03/26/2005
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-algia
 Definition
pain
Term
-cele
 Definition
hernia
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-centesis
 Definition
surgical puncture to remove fluid
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-coccus (plural:-cocci)
 Definition
berry-shaped bacterium (plural: bacteria)
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-cyte
 Definition
cell
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-dynia
 Definition
pain
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-ectomy
 Definition
excision, removal, resection
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-emia
 Definition
blood condition
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-genesis
 Definition
condition of producing, forming
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-genic
 Definition
pertaining to producing, produced by, or in
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-gram
 Definition
record
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-graph
 Definition
instrument for recording
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-graphy
 Definition
process of recording
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-itis
 Definition
inflammation
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-logy
 Definition
study of
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-lysis
 Definition
breakdown, destruction, separation
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-malacia
 Definition
softening
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-megaly
 Definition
enlargement
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-oma
 Definition
tumor, mass, collection of fluid
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-opsy
 Definition
to view
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-osis
 Definition
condition, usually abnormal
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-pathy
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disease condition
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-penia
 Definition
deficiency
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-phobia
 Definition
fear
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-plasia
 Definition
development, formation, growth
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-plasty
 Definition
surgical repair
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-ptosis
 Definition
drooping, sagging, prolapse
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-sclerosis
 Definition
hardening
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-scope
 Definition
instrument for visual examination
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-scopy
 Definition
process of visual examination
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-stasis
 Definition
stopping, controlling
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-stomy
 Definition
opening to form a mouth (stoma)
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-therapy
 Definition
treatment
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-tomy
 Definition
incision, to cut into
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-er
 Definition
one who
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-ia
 Definition
condition
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-ist
 Definition
specialist
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-ole
 Definition
little, small
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-ule
 Definition
little, small
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-um, ium
 Definition
sturcture, tissue, thing
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-y
 Definition
condition, process
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-ac, -iac
 Definition
pertaining to
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-al
 Definition
pertaining to
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-ar
 Definition
pertaining to
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-ary
 Definition
pertaining to
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-eal
 Definition
pertaining to
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-ic, -ical
 Definition
pertaining to
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-oid
 Definition
resembling
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-ose
 Definition
pertaining to, full of
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-ous
 Definition
pertaining to
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-tic
 Definition
pertaining to
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