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  1. -al
    pertaining to
  2. -algia
    pain
  3. -cele
    hernia, protusion
  4. -dynia
    pain
  5. -eal
    pertaining to
  6. -ectomy
    surgical removal
  7. -emesis
    vomit
  8. -gram
    record
  9. -graphy
    process of recording
  10. -iasis
    abnormal condition
  11. -ic
    pertaining to
  12. -itis
    inflammation
  13. -logist
    one who studies
  14. -logy
    study of
  15. -oma
    tumor, mass
  16. -osis
    abnormal condition
  17. -ostomy
    surgically create an opening
  18. -otomy
    cutting into
  19. -pepsia
    digestion
  20. -phagia
    eat, swallow
  21. -plasty
    surgical repair
  22. -ptosis
    dropping
  23. -scope
    instrument for viewing
  24. -scopy
    process of viewing
  25. -tripsy
    surgical crushing
  26. -ar
    pertaining to
  27. -ary
    pertaining to
  28. -cyte
    cell
  29. -emia
    blood condition
  30. -genesis
    produces, generates
  31. -ia
    state
  32. -ism
    state of , condition
  33. -lith
    stone
  34. -lysis
    destruction
  35. -meagaly
    enlargement
  36. -meter
    instrument for measuring
  37. -ous
    pertaining to
  38. -pathy
    disease
  39. -pexy
    surgical fixation
  40. -rrhaphy
    suture
  41. -rrhea
    discharge, flow
  42. -sclerosis
    hardened condition
  43. -stenosis
    narrowing
  44. -trophy
    development
  45. -uria
    urine condition
  46. -an
    pertaining to
  47. -centesis
    puncture to withdraw fluid
  48. -cyesis
    pregnancy
  49. -genic
    producing
  50. -gravida
    pregnancy
  51. -ine
    pertaining to
  52. -lytic
    destruction
  53. -metry
    process of measuring
  54. -nic
    pertaining to
  55. -oid
    resembling
  56. -para
    to bear (offspring)
  57. -partum
    childbirth
  58. -rrhagia
    bursting forth
  59. -rrhexis
    rupture
  60. -tic
    pertaining to
  61. -dipsia
    thirst
  62. -edema
    swelling
  63. -emia
    blood condition
  64. -malacia
    softening
  65. -oid
    resembling
Author
SPIDEY28
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249204
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Description
Test 3
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