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-megaly
- Pathological and Related
- enlargement
- cardi/o/megaly - enlargement of the heart
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-oma
- Pathological and Related
- tumor
- neur/oma - tumor composed of nerve tissue
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-rrhage
-rrhagia
- Pathological and Related
- burstin forth (of)
- hem/o/rrhage - bursting forth of blood
- men/o/rrhagia - profuse discharge of blood during menstration
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-emesis
- Pathological and Related
- vomiting
- hyper/emesis - excessive vomiting
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-emia
- Pathological and Related
- blood condition
- an/emia - blood condition caused by a decrease in red blood cells
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-sclerosis
- Pathological and Related
- abnormal condition of hardening
- ateri/o/sclerosis - abnormal condition of hardening of an artery
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-ptosis
- Pathological and Related
- prolapse, downward displacement
- blephar/o/ptosis - drooping of the upper eyelid
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-ectasis
- Pathological and Related
- dilation, expansion
- bronchi/ectasis - dilation or expansion of one or more bronchi
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-stenosis
- Pathological and Related
- narrowing, stricture
- arteri/o/stenosis - abnormal narrowing of an artery
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-plasia
- Pathological and Related
- formation, growth
- dys/plasia - abnormal formation or growth of cells, tissues, or organs
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-plasm
- Pathological and Related
- formation, growth
- neo/plasm - new formation or growth of tissue
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-phasia
- Pathological and Related
- speech
- a/phasia - absence or impairment of speech
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-pathy
- Pathological and Related
- disease
- my/o/pathy - disease of muscle
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-phobia
- Pathological and Related
- fear
- hem/o/phobia - fear of blood
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-rrhea
- Pathological and Related
- discharge, flow
- dia/rrhea - abnormally frequent discharge or flow of fluid fecal matter from the bowel
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-penia
- Pathological and Related
- decrease, deficiency
- erythr/o/penia - decrease in red blood cells
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-edema
- Pathological and Related
- swelling
- lymph/edema - swelling and accumulation of tissue fluid
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-phagia
- Pathological and Related
- eating, swallowing
- dys/phagia - inability or difficulty in swallowing
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-malacia
- Pathological and Related
- softening
- chondr/o/malacia - softening of the articular cartilage, usually involving the patella
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-plegia
- Pathological and Related
- paralysis
- hemi/plegia - paralysis of one side of the body
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-cele
- Pathological and Related
- hernia, swelling
- hepat/o/cele - hernia of the liver
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-rrhexis
- Pathological and Related
- rupture
- arteri/o/rrhexis - rupture of an artery
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-gen
-genesis
- Pathological and Related
- forming, producing, origin
- carcin/o/gen - forming, producing, or origin of cancer
- carcin/o/genesis - forming or producing cancer
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-itis
- Pathological and Related
- inflammation
- gastr/itis - inflammation of the stomach
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-spasm
- Pathological and Related
- involuntary contraction, twitching
- blephar/o/spasm - twitching of the eyelid
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-algia
-dynia
- Pathological and Related
- pain
- neur/algia - pain of a nerve
- ot/o/dynia - pain in the ear; earache
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-lith
- Pathological and Related
- stone, calculus
- chol/e/lith - gallstone
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-toxic
- Pathological and Related
- poison
- hepat/o/toxic - poisonous to the liver
-
-iasis
- Pathological and Related
- abnormal condition (produced by something specific)
- chol/e/lith/iasis - abnormal condition of gallstones
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-osis
- Pathological and Related
- abnormal condition: increase (used primarily w/ blood cells)
- cyan/osis - dark blue or purple discoloration of the mucous membrane
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-trophy
- Pathological and Related
- nourishment, development
- dys/trophy - bad nourishment
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-icle
- Diminutive
- small, minute
- ventr/icle - small cavity, as of the brain or heart
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-ule
- Diminutive
- small, minute
- ven/ule - small vein continuous with a capillary
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-ole
- Diminutive
- small, minute
- arteri/ole - the smallest of the arteries; minute artery
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-tome
- Surgical
- instrument to cut
- oste/o/tome - instrument to cut bone
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-pexy
- Surgical
- fixation (of an organ)
- mast/o/pexy - fixation of the breast(s)
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-rrhaphy
- Surgical
- suture
- my/o/rrhaphy - suture of a muscle
-
-lysis
- Surgical
- separation; destruction; loosening
- thromb/o/lysis - destruction of a blood clot
-
-desis
- Surgical
- binding, fixation (of a bone or joint)
- arthr/o/desis - bining together of a joint
-
-stomy
- Surgical
- forming an opening (mouth)
- trache/o/stomy - forming an opening into the trachea
-
-centesis
- Surgical
- surgical puncture
- arthr/o/centesis - puncture of a joint space with a needle and the withdrawal of fluid
-
-plasty
- Surgical
- surgical repair
- rhin/o/plasty - surgical repair of the nose
-
-ectomy
- Surgical
- excision, removal
- append/ectomy - excision of the appendix
-
-tomy
- Surgical
- incision
- trache/o/tomy - incision (through the neck) into the trachea
-
-tripsy
- Surgical
- crushing
- lith/o/tripsy - crushing a stone
-
-clasis
- Surgical
- surgical fracture; to break
- oste/o/clasis - surgical fracture of a bone to correct a deformity
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-poiesis
- Common
- formation, production
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-
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-scope
- Diagnostic
- instrument for examining
- endo/scope - instrument for examining within
-
-graph
- Diagnostic
- instrument of recording
- cardi/o/graph - instrument of recording electrical activity of the heart
-
-graphy
- Diagnostic
- process of recording
- angi/o/graphy - process of recording blood vessels
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-meter
- Diagnostic
- instrument for measuring
- pelv/i/meter - instrument for measuring the pelvis
-
-gram
- Diagnostic
- record, writing
- electr/o/cardi/o/gram - record of the electrical activity of the heart
-
-metry
- Diagnostic
- act of measuring
- pelv/i/metry
- act or process of measuring the dimension of the pelvis
-
-scopy
- Diagnostic
- visual examination
- endo/scopy - visual examination within
-
-ician
- Noun
- specialist
- obstetr/ician - physician who specializes in the branch of medicine concerned with pregnancy and childbirth
-
-esis
- Noun
- condition
- di/ur/esis - abnormal condition of large amounts of urine
-
-ist
- Noun
- specialist
- hemat/o/log/ist - physician who specializes in the treatment of disorders of blood and blood forming tissues
-
-iatry
- Noun
- medicine; treatment
- pod/iatry - specialty concerned with treatment and prevention of conditions of the feet
-
-y
- Noun
- condition; process
- neur/o/path/y - disease condition of the nerves
-
-ism
- Noun
- condition
- hyper/thyroid/ism - condition characterized by overactivity of the thyroid gland
-
-ia
- Noun
- condition
- pneumon/ia - infection of the lung usually caused by bacteria, viruses, or diseases
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-logy
- study of
- hemat/o/logy - study of blood
-
-meter
- instrument for measuring
- therm/o/meter - instrument for measuring heat
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-pathy
- disease
- gastr/o/pathy - disease of the stomach
-
-gnosis
- knowing
- pro/gnosis - knowing before
-
-logist
- specialist in the study of
- dermat/o/logist - specialist in the study of skin
-
-genesis
- forming, producing, origin
- path/o/genesis - origin of disease
-
-graph
- instrument of recording
- radi/o/graph - instrument of recording x-rays
-
-graphy
- process of recording
- arthr/o/graphy - process of recording a joint
-
-gram
- record, writing
- anteri/o/gram - record of an artery
-
-metry
- act of measuring
- ventricul/o/metry - act of measuring the ventricles
-
-ac
- pertaining to
- cardi/ac - pertaining to the heart
-
-ile
- pertaining to
- pen/ile - pertaining to the penis
-
-ior
- pertaining to
- poster/ior - pertaining to the back of the body
-
-ous
- pertaining to - also means composed of or producing
- cutane/ous - pertaining to the skin
-
-tic
- pertaining to
- acous/tic - pertaining to hearing
-
-ical
- pertaining to
- path/o/log/ical - pertaining to the study of disease
-
-ic
- pertaining to
- thorac/ic - pertaining to the chest
-
-eal
- pertaining to
- esophag/eal - pertaining to the esophagus
-
-ary
- pertaining to
- pulmon/ary - pertaining to the lungs
-
-ar
- pertaining to
- muscul/ar - pertaining to the muscle
-
-al
- pertaining to
- neur/al - pertaining to a nerve
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