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Suffixes, Chapter 1.txt

  1. -ac
    pertaining to
  2. -al
    pertaining to
  3. -an
    pertaining to
  4. -ar
    pertaining to
  5. -ary
    pertaining to
  6. -eal
    pertaining to
  7. -ic
    pertainng to
  8. -ine
    pertaining to
  9. -ous
    pertaining to
  10. -tic
    pertaining to
  11. -ectomy
    surgical removal
  12. surgical removal
    -ectomy
  13. -pexy
    to suture or stablize
  14. to suture or stabilize
    -pexy
  15. -plasty
    surgical repair
  16. surgical repair
    -pexy
  17. -stomy
    surgically created opening
  18. surgically created opening
    -stomy
  19. -tomy
    cutting into
  20. cutting into
    -tomy
  21. -centesis
    surgical puncture to remove fluid or gas
  22. surgical puncture to remove fluid or gas
    -centesis
  23. -gram
    record of
  24. record of
    -gram
  25. -graph
    instrument that records
  26. instrument that records
    -graph
  27. -graphy
    procedure that records
  28. procedure that records
    -graphy
  29. -lysis
    separation or breakdown
  30. separation or breakdown
    -lysis
  31. -scope
    instrument to visually examine
  32. instrument to visually examine
    -scope
  33. -scopy
    procedure to visually examine
  34. procedure to visually examine
    -scopy
  35. -therapy
    treatment
  36. treatment
    -therapy
  37. -rragia, -rrhage
    bursting forth
  38. bursting forth
    -rrhagia, -rrhage
  39. -rrhaphy
    to suture
  40. to suture
    -rrhaphy
  41. -rrhea
    flow, discharge
  42. flow, discharge
    -rrhea
  43. -rrhexis
    rupture
  44. rupture
    -rrhexis
  45. -agia
    pain
  46. -dynia
    pain
  47. pain
    -algia, -dynia
  48. -itis
    inflammation
  49. inflammation
    -itis
  50. -malacia
    abnormal softening
  51. abnormal softening
    -malacia
  52. -megaly
    enlargement
  53. enlargement
    -megaly
  54. -osis
    abnormal condition
  55. abnormal condition
    -osis
  56. -pathy
    disease
  57. disease
    -pathy
  58. -sclerosis
    abnormal hardening
  59. abnormal hardening
    -sclerosis
  60. -um
    structure
  61. structure
    -um
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Suffixes, Chapter 1.txt
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Medical Terminology Chapter 1 Suffixes
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