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  1. Suffix
    comes after the root word
  2. ana
    up

    Anabolic
  3. Cata
    down

    catabolism
  4. Pertaning to
    • Ac cardiac
    • al neural
    • genic carcinogenic
    • ic gastric
    • ical neurologic
  5. algia
    pain

    arthralgia
  6. cyte
    Cell

    erythrocyte
  7. ectomy
    excision;removal

    nephrectomy
  8. emia
    blood condition

    leukemia
  9. globin
    protein

    hemoglobin
  10. gram
    record

    electroencephalogram
  11. ion
    process
  12. ist
    specialist
  13. itis
    inflammation

    cystitis
  14. logy
    study

    endocrinology
  15. oma
    Tumor,mass,swelling

    hepatoma
  16. opsy
    process of viewing

    biopsy
  17. osis
    condition (usually abnormal)

    nephrosis
  18. pathy
    disease

    enteropathy
  19. scope
    instrument to visually examine

    endoscope
  20. scopy
    process of examining

    endoscopy
  21. sis
    state of, condition

    prognosis
  22. tomy
    processes of cutting

    osteotomy
  23. y
    process,condition

    gastroenterolgy
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ID
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Prefix
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medical words
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