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Common Suffixes
Suffixes utilized by medical personnel in the hospital and field setting.
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| ac/al/ar/ic | pertaining to |
| algia | pain |
| centre/centesis | puncture |
| dipsia | thirst |
| ectomy | removal/excision |
| emia | blood |
| genic/genesis | source/originating |
| gram/graph | record |
| iasis | condition/formation of/presence of |
| itis | inflammation |
| ologist | specialist |
| lysis | breakdown/destruction |
| megaly | enlargement |
| oma | tumor |
| osis | condition |
| pathy | disease |
| sclerosis | hardening |
| scope | picture/inspection |
| ase | enzyme |
| cide | causing death |
| dipsia | thirst |
| esthesia | sensation |
| ism | state of |
| -ology | study of |
| ostomy | surgical opening |
| plegia | stroke,paralysis |
| uria | urine |
| emesis | vomit |
| malacia | softening |
| oid | like,similar |
| orrhea | flow |
| penia | deficiency |
| phobia | fear |
| plasty | surgical repair |
| pnea | breathing |
| ptosis | drooping down |
| stasis | stoppage |
| trophy | development,growth |
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