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Nursing Suffixes
Nursing Suffixes
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Nursing
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02/16/2010
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-algia
 Definition
pain
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-ase
 Definition
designating an enzyme
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-cele
 Definition
tumor or cavity
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-ectomy
 Definition
excision of an organ
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-ectopia
 Definition
out of place
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-emia
 Definition
blood conditions
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-esthesia
 Definition
sensation
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-genesis
 Definition
generation of
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-ic
 Definition
pertaining to
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-itis
 Definition
inflammation of part to whose name it is attached
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-ology
 Definition
discourse or science of
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-megaly
 Definition
large or great
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-mania
 Definition
madness, insanity, or uncontrollable impulse
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-oid
 Definition
like or resembling
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-ose
 Definition
sugar
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-osis
 Definition
disease or morbid process
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-pathy
 Definition
disease
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-penia
 Definition
decrease or poverty
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-pexy
 Definition
suspension or fixation
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-phil
 Definition
love or attraction
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-philia
 Definition
increase or abundance
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-phobia
 Definition
fear
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-plasia
 Definition
growth or increase of a part
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-plegia
 Definition
paralysis
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-poiesis
 Definition
making
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-ptosis
 Definition
falling or drooping
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-rhea
 Definition
flow or discharge
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-scopy
 Definition
visual exam of an organ or part
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-sis
 Definition
state or condition or an excessive number or amount of
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-spasm
 Definition
convulsion or cramp
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-stomy
 Definition
the formation of a mouth or opening in a part
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-thermy
 Definition
heat
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-tomy
 Definition
surgical incision of an organ
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-trophy
 Definition
nurition or growth
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-tropism
 Definition
a deviation
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-uria
 Definition
a condition referring to urine
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