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-plasty

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surgical repair

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surgical repair

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-plasty

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-rrhaphy

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surgical suturing

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surgical suturing

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-rrhaphy

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-ectomy

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surgical removal

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surgical removal

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-ectomy

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Misc Note for Neurorrhaphy

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the combining vowel o is used because -plasty and -rrhaphy both begin with a consonant

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Misc Note for Tonsillitis & Tonsillectomy

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no combining vowel is needed when adding either -itis (inflammation) or -ectomy (surgical removal) to tonsill, because they both start with a vowel

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Pathology

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is the study of all aspects of diseases (path means disease, and -ology means study of)

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Suffixes Related to Pathology -ology

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means the study of

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means the study of

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Suffixes Related to Pathology ology

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Suffixes Related to Pathology -algia

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pain

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pain

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Suffixes Related to Pathology -algia

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Suffixes Related to Pathology -dynia

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another suffix meaning pain

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another suffix meaning pain

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Suffixes Related to Pathology -dynia

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Suffixes Related to Pathology -itis

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inflammation or infection

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inflammation or infection

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Suffixes Related to Pathology -itis

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Suffixes Related to Pathology -megaly

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enlargement

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enlargement

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Suffixes Related to Pathology -megaly

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Suffixes Related to Pathology -malacia

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abnormal softening

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abnormal softening

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Suffixes Related to Pathology -malacia

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Suffixes Related to Pathology -necrosis

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tissue death

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tissue death

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Suffixes Related to Pathology -necrosis

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Suffixes Related to Pathology -sclerosis

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abnormal hardening

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abnormal hardening
Suffixes Related to Pathology -sclerosis
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Suffixes Related to Pathology -stenosis
abnormal narrowing
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abnormal narrowing
Suffixes Related to Pathology -stenosis
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Suffixes Related to Procedures -centesis
a surgical puncture to remove fluid for diagnostic purposes or to remove excess fluid
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a surgical puncture to remove fluid for diagnostic purposes or to remove excess fluid
Suffixes Related to Procedures -centesis
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Suffixes Related to Procedures -graphy
the process of producing (recording) a picture or record
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the process of producing (recording) a picture or record
Suffixes Related to Procedures -graphy
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Suffixes Related to Procedures -gram
picture or record
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picture or record
Suffixes Related to Procedures -gram
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Suffixes Related to Procedures -scopy
visual examination
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visual examination
Suffixes Related to Procedures -scopy
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Suffixes Related to Procedures -rrhage
bleeding or abnormal excessive fluid discharge
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bleeding or abnormal excessive fluid discharge
Suffixes Related to Procedures -rrhage
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Suffixes Related to Procedures -rrhea
flow or discharge
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flow or discharge
Suffixes Related to Procedures -rrhea
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surgical incision
Suffixes Related to Procedures -otomy
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Suffixes Related to Procedures -otomy
surgical incision
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-oma
tumor
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tumor
-oma
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-ostomy
the surgical creation of an artificial opening
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the surgical creation of an artificial opening
-ostomy
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-ologist
specialist
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specialist
-ologist
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-crine
secrete
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secrete
-crine
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-rrhexis
rupture
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rupture
-rrhexis
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-lytic
destructive
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destructive
-lytic
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-emia
a condition related to the blood
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a condition related to the blood
-emia
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-ole, -ula, and -ule
small, little
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small, little
-ole, -ula, and -ule
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-plasia & -genesis
formation, development
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formation, development
-plasia & -genesis
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-crasia
mixture, mingling
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mixture, mingling
-crasia

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