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-a
condition of
-aemia
blood
-ac
concerning/pertaining
-al
concerning/pertaining
-algia
pain
-blast
immature cell
-cele
swelling/protrusion
-centesis
to puncture/tapping
-cide
kill/destroy
-cyte
cell
-desis
binding together
-dynia
pain
-ectasis
dilation
-ectomy
surgical removal of
-gen
producing/forming
-genesis
forming or origin
-genic
producing or forming
-gram
picture/tracing
-graph
machine that records/tracing
-graphy
procedure of recording/tracing
-gravida
pregnancy
-ia/-iasis
condition of/state of
-iac
pertaining to
-iatric
pertaining to medicine/physician
-ic
concering/pertaining to
-iosis/-ism
condition of/state of
-itis
inflammation of
-lith
stone
-lithiasis
condition/presence of stones
-lysis
destruction/splitting/breaking down
-malacia
softening
-megaly
enlargement of
-meter
measure
-natal
birth
-oedema
swelling caused by excess fluid
-oid
likeness/resembling
-ology
study of/science of
-oma
tumour
-opia
condition of the eye
-orrhage
burst forth/bleeding
-orrhagia
condition of heavy bleeding
-orrhaphy
sew/repair
-orrhoea
flow/discharge
-oscopy
examination with a lighted instrument
-osis
condition of
-ostomy
artificial opening into
-otomy
cutting into/dividing/incision
-para
given birth
-pathy
disease
-penia
lack of/decreased
-pexy
fixation of
-phagia
swallowing
-phasia
speech
-philia
liking/loving/affinity for
-phobia
irrational fear
-phylaxis
protection/prevention
-plasia
formation
-plasty
form/mould/reconstruct
-plegia
paralysis
-pnoea
breathing
-ptosis
drooping/falling
-rrhythmia
rhythm
-sclerosis
hardening
-scope
lighted instrument used to examine
-stasis
cessation of movement/flow
-stenosis
narrowing
-tome
cutting instrument
-tripsy
crushing
-trophy
nourishment/food
-uria
condition of urine
Author
Sarah_Cowley
ID
244658
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suffixes
Description
studying for amspar exam
Updated
2013-11-03T15:59:59Z
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