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medical terms chapter 7 suffixex

  1. -algia
    pain
  2. -ar
    pertaining to
  3. -ary
    pertaining to
  4. -asthenia
    weakness
  5. -blast
    immature cell
  6. -cepts
    head
  7. -desis
    binding
  8. -dynia
    pain
  9. -in
    chemical
  10. -therapy
    treatment
  11. -graph
    instrument for recording
  12. -ia
    condition
  13. -ic
    pertaining to
  14. -ion
    process
  15. -ist
    agent
  16. -itis
    inflamation/ swelling
  17. -ity
    condition
  18. -kenesia
    motion
  19. -kinesis
    motion
  20. -olgy
    study of
  21. -ure
    process
  22. -malacia
    softening
  23. -oid
    resembles
  24. -oma
    tumor
  25. -or
    a doer
  26. -osis
    condition (usually abnormal)
  27. -paresis
    weakness
  28. -pathy
    disease
  29. -phragm
    a fence
  30. -plasty
    a surgical repair
  31. -plegia
    stroke/ paralysis
  32. -raphaphy
    suture
  33. -y
    pertaining to
  34. -spasm
    tention/ spasm
  35. -taxia
    order
  36. -tome
    instument to cut
  37. -tomy
    incision
  38. -trophy
    nurishment, develpment
  39. -sis
    condition
  40. -ism
    condition
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medical terms chapter 7 suffixex
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suffexes from chapter 7
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