Medical Terminology: Suffixes Flashcards
(218 cards)
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-able
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able to be
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-ac
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pertaining to
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-ad
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toward; in the direction of
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-ade
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pertaining to
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-al
A
pertaining to
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-alis
A
pertaining to
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-amnios
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amniotic fluid
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-an
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pertaining to
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-ance
A
state of
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-ancy
A
state of
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-ant
A
pertaining to
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-ar
A
pertaining to
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-arche
A
a beginning
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-arian
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pertaining to a person
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-aris
A
pertaining to
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-ary
A
pertaining to
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-ase
A
enzyme
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-ate
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composed of; pertaining to
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-ated
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pertaining to a condition; composed of
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-atic
A
pertaining to
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-ation
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a process; being or having
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-ative
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pertaining to
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-ator
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person who produces or does; thing that produces
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-atory
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pertaining to
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-ature
system composed of
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-blast
immature cell
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-body
a structure or thing
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-cele
hernia
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-centesis
procedure to puncture
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-cephalus
head
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-cere
waxy substance
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-clast
cell that breaks down substances
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-cle
small thing
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-clonus
condition of rapid contracting and relaxing
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-cnemius
leg
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-coccus
spherical bacterium
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-collis
condition of the neck
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-crasia
condition of a mixing
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-crine
thing that secretes
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-crit
separation of
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-cyte
cell
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-dactyly
condition of the fingers or toes
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-derma
skin
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-desis
procedure to fuse together
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-didymis
testes (twin structure)
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-dose
measured quantity
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-drome
a running
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-duct
duct (tube)
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-eal
pertaining to
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-ectasis
condition of dilation
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-ectomy
surgical removal
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-ed
pertaining to
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-edema
swelling
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-ee
person who is the object of an action
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-elasma
platelike structure
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-elle
little thing
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-ema
condition
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-emia
condition of the blood; substance in the blood
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-emic
pertaining to a condition of the blood or a substance in the blood
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-ence
state of
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-encephaly
condition of the brain
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-ency
condition of being
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-ent
pertaining to
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-entery
condition of the intestine
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-eon
one who performs
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-er
person who produces or does; thing that produces
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-ergy
activity; process of working
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-ery
process of
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-esis
condition; abnormal condition; process
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-etic
pertaining to
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-ety
condition; state
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-flux
flow
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-form
having the form of
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-frice
thing that produces friction
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-gen
that which produces
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-gene
gene
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-glia
cells that provide support
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-grade
pertaining to going
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-graft
tissue for implant or transplant
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-gram
a record or picture
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-graph
instrument to record
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-graphy
process of recording
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-gravida
pregnancy
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-ia
condition; state; thing
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-iac
pertaining to
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-ial
pertaining to
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-ian
pertaining to
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-ias
condition
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-iasis
state of; process of
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-iatic
pertaining to a state or process
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-iatry
medical treatment
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-ic
pertaining to
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-ical
pertaining to
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-ice
state; quality
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-ician
skilled professional or expert
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-ics
knowledge; practice
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-id
resembling; source or origin
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-ide
chemically modified structure
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-ie
a thing
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-il
a thing
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-ile
pertaining to
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-immune
immune response
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-in
a substance
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-ine
pertaining to; thing pertaining to
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-ing
doing
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-ion
action; condition
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-ior
pertaining to
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-ious
pertaining to
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-ism
process; disease from a specific cause
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-ist
one who specializes in
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-istry
process related to the specialty of
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-isy
condition of inflammation or infection
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-ite
thing that pertains to
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-itian
a skilled professional or expert
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-itic
pertaining to
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-ition
condition of having
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-itis
inflammation of; infection of
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-ity
state; condition
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-ium
a chemical element; a structure
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-ive
pertaining to
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-ix
a thing
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-ization
process of making, creating, or inserting
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-ize
affecting in a particular way
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-izer
thing that affects in a particular way
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-kine
movement
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-lalia
abnormal condition of speech
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-lepsy
seizure
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-listhesis
abnormal condition with slipping
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-lith
stone
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-logy
the study of
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-ly
going toward
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-lyte
dissolved substance
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-megaly
enlargement
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-ment
action; state
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-meter
instrument used to measure
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-metry
process of measuring
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-mileusis
process of carving
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-nate
thing that is born
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-nine
pertaining to a single chemical substance
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-oid
resembling
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-ol
chemical substance
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-ole
small thing
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-olisthesis
abnormal condition with slipping
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-oma
tumor; mass
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-omatosis
abnormal condition of tumors or masses
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-on
a substance; structure
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-one
chemical substance
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-opia
condition of vision
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-opsy
process of viewing
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-or
person who produces or does; thing that produces
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-ory
having the function of
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-ose
full of
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-osing
condition of making
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-osis
condition; abnormal condition; process
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-ous
pertaining to
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-path
person involved with disease
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-pathy
disease
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-pause
cesation
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-penia
condition of deficiency
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-pexy
process of surgically fixing in place
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-phage
thing that eats
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-pharynx
pharynx (throat)
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-phil
attraction to; fondness for
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-phile
person who is attracted to or is fond of
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-phylaxis
condition of guarding or protecting
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-phyma
tumor; growth
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-physis
state of growing
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-phyte
growth
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-plant
procedure to transfer or graft
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-plasm
process of reshaping by surgery
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-plex
parts
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-pnea
breathing
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-poiesis
process of reshaping by surgery
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-poietin
a substance that forms
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-probe
rodlike instrument
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-ptosis
state of prolapse; drooping; falling
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-ptysis
abnormal condition of coughing up
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-rrhage
excessive flow or discharge
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-rrhaphy
procedure of suturing
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-rrhea
flow; discharge
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-rubin
red substance
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-salpinx
uterine (fallopian) tube
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-scope
instrument used to examine
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-scopy
process of using an instrument to examine
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-sin
a substance
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-sis
condition; abnormal condition; process
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-some
a body
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-spasm
sudden, involuntary muscle contraction
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-sphere
sphere; ball
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-stasis
condition of standing still; staying in one place
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-steroid
steroid
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-sterol
lipid-containing compound
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-stomy
surgically created opening
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-systole
contraction
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-therapy
treatment
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-thorax
thorax (chest)
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-tic
pertaining to
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-tion
a process; being or having
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-tome
instrument used to cut; area with distinct edges
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-tomy
process of cutting or making an incision
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-tope
place; position
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-tor
person or thing that produces or does
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-tous
pertaining to
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-tresia
opening or hole
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-tripsy
process of crushing
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-triptor
thing that crushes
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-tron
instrument
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-trophy
process of development
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-ty
quality or state
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-type
particular kind of; a model of
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-ual
pertaining to
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-ula
small thing
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-ule
small thing
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-um
a structure; period of time
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-ure
system; result of
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-us
thing; condition
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-verse
to travel; to turn
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-zoom
animal; living thing
