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noun suffixes that mean condition, treatment, or specialist
med term noun suffixes that mean condition, treatment, or specialist and sample words
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Medical
Undergraduate 1
01/28/2010

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-esis
enur/esis
Definition
condition of involuntary emission of urine; bedwetting
Term
-ia
a/lopec/ia
Definition
condition of loss of hair; baldness
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-ism
embol/ism
Definition
condition in which a blood clot obstructs a blood vessel
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-iatry
pod/iatry
Definition
treatment of diseases and disorders of the foot
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-ician
obstetr/ician
Definition
physician who specializes in treating the female during pregnancy, childbirth and the postpartum
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-ist
cardi/o/log/ist
Definition
physician who specializes in the study of the heart
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-osis
hyper/hidr/osis
Definition
condition of excessive sweating
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-y
an/encephal/y
Definition
congenital condition in which there is a lack of development of the brain
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