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Commonly Used Suffixes.txt

  1. -algia
    pain and suffering
  2. -centesis
    surgical puncture to remove fluid
  3. -ectomy
    surgical removal
  4. -emia
    blood or blood condition
  5. -itis
    inflammation
  6. -malacia
    abnormal softening (sounds soft)
  7. -ologist
    specialist
  8. -oma
    tumor or neoplasm
  9. -osis
    abnormal condidion
  10. -ostomy
    surgically create an opening
  11. -megaly
    enlargement, large
  12. -otomy
    surgical incision
  13. -pathy
    disease or suffering
  14. -plasty
    surgical repair
  15. -rrhage
    bursting forth
  16. -rrhaphy
    to suture or stitch
  17. -rrhea
    flow or discharge
  18. -rrheixis
    rupture
  19. -sclerosis
    abnormal hardening
  20. -scopy
    visual examination
  21. -spasm
    a sudden voluntary contraction
  22. -ptosis
    drooping
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Commonly Used Suffixes.txt
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Commonly Used Suffixes
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