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Suffix review MP 109
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Undergraduate 1
04/06/2011
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-o/gram
 Definition
record, writing
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-o/graphy
 Definition
process of recording
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-o/graph
 Definition
instrument for recording
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-o/stenosis
 Definition
narrowing, stricture
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-sclerosis
 Definition
hardening
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-o/megaly
 Definition
enlargement
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-o/plasty
 Definition
surgical repair
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-ac
 Definition
pertaining to, relating to
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-al
 Definition
pertaining to, relating to
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-ar
 Definition
pertaining to, relating to
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-ary
 Definition
pertaining to, relating to
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-eal
(esophag/eal)
 Definition
pertaining to, relating to
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-ic
(hepat/ic)
 Definition
pertaining to, relating to
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-ile

(pen/ile)
 Definition
pertaining to, relating to
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-ory

(audit/ory)
 Definition
pertaining to, relating to
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-ose

(gluc/ose)
 Definition
pertaining to, relating to
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-tic

(cyan/o/tic)
 Definition
pertaining to, relating to
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-ia
 Definition
condition
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-ism
 Definition
condition
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-y
 Definition
condition
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-iatry
 Definition
medicine, treatment
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-ician
 Definition
specialist
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-ist
 Definition
specialist
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-algia
 Definition
pain
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-o/dynia
 Definition
pain
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-ectasis
 Definition
dilation, expansion
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-emesis
 Definition
vomiting
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-emia
 Definition
blood condition
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-itis
 Definition
inflammation
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-o/stomy
 Definition
forming an opening (mouth)
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-tomy
 Definition
incision
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-o/malacia
 Definition
softening
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-o/pathy
 Definition
disease
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-o/penia
 Definition
decrease, deficiency
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-o/centesis
 Definition
surgical puncure
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-ectomy
 Definition
excision, removal
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-o/rrhage
 Definition
bursting forth (of)
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-o/rrhagia
 Definition
bursting forth (of)
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-o/rrhea
 Definition
discharge, flow
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-o/lysis
 Definition
separation, destruction, loosening
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-o/rrhaphy
 Definition
suture
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-o/scope
 Definition
instrument to view or examine
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-o/scopy
 Definition
visual examination
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-o/logist
 Definition
specialist in the study of
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-o/logy
 Definition
study of
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-gnosis
 Definition
knowledge
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