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Suffix that means singular

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-a

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Suffix that means pertaining to

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  • ac
  • al
  • ar
  • ary
  • ial
  • ic
  • ior
  • tic
  • us
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Suffix that mean toward

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-ad

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Suffix the means pain

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  • algesia
  • algia
  • dynia
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Suffix that means weakness

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-asthenia

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Suffix that means closure or absence of a normal body opening

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-atresia

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Suffix that means hernia

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-cele

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Suffix that means surgical puncture

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-centesis

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Suffix that means break apart

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  • clasia
  • clasis
  • clast
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Suffix that means to separate

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-crit

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Suffix that means sugircal fixation/fusion

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-desis

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Suffix that means run/running

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-drome

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Suffix that means surgical removal

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-ectomy

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Suffix that means vomiting

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-emesis

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Suffix that means condition of the blood

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  • emia
  • hemia
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Suffix that means origin or cause

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-genesis

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Suffix that means pertaining to producing/forming

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-genic

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Suffix that means knowledge

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-gnosis

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Suffix that means record or image

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-gram

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Suffix that means instrument for recording

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-graph

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Suffix that means recording process

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-graphy

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Suffix that means condiation of

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  • ia
  • iasis
  • ism (or disease)
  • osis
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Suffix that means treatment or specialty

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-iatry

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Suffix that means process

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-ion

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Suffix that means one who specializes
-ist
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Suffix that means inflamation
-itis
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Suffix that means one who studies
-logist
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Suffix that means pertaining to study
-logous
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Suffix that means the study or science of
-logy
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Suffix that means to loosen or dissolve
- lysis - lytic
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Suffic that means softening
-malacia
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Suffix that means abnormally large
-megaly
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Suffixes that mean measure/measuring instrument, one who measures, and measurement/process of measuring
-meter, -metrist, -metry
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Suffix that means tumor
-oma
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Suffix that means view of
-opsy
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Suffix that means condition of oxygen
-oxia
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Suffix that means birth
-partum
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Suffix that means disease
-pathy
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Suffix that means abnormal reduction in number or deficiency
-penia
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Suffix that means surgical fixation or suspension
-pexy
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Suffix that means eating or swallowing
-phagia
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Suffix that means speaking
-phasia
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Suffix that means loving or affinity for
-philia or -phil
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Suffix that means fear
-phobia
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Suffix that means protection
-phylaxis
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Suffix that means growth
- physis - plasia
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Suffix that means surgical repair
-plasty
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Suffix that means paralysis
-plegia
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Suffix that means practice
-practic
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Suffix that means drooping
-ptosis
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Suffix that means abnormal discharge
- rrhage - rrhagia - rrhagic - rrhea (just discharge)
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Suffix that means suturing
-rrhaphy
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Suffix that means rupture
-rrhexis
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Suffix that means condition of hardening
-sclerosis
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Suffix that means instrument for veiwing or the process of viewing
-scope and -scopy
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Suffix that means sudden, involuntary muscle contraction
-spasm
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Suffix that means standing still
-stasis
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Suffix that means surgical creation of an opening
-stomy
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Suffix that means treatment
-therapy
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Suffix that means cutting instrument and to cut
-tome and -tomy
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Suffix that means surgical crushing
-tripsy
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Suffix that means process of
-y
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# Reverse -a
Suffix that means singular
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# Reverse - ac - al - ar - ary - ial - ic - ior - tic - us
Suffix that means pertaining to
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# Reverse -ad
Suffix that mean toward
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# Reverse - algesia - algia - dynia
Suffix the means pain
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# Reverse -asthenia
Suffix that means weakness
68
# Reverse -atresia
Suffix that means closure or absence of a normal body opening
69
# Reverse -cele
Suffix that means hernia
70
# Reverse -centesis
Suffix that means surgical puncture
71
# Reverse - clasia - clasis - clast
Suffix that means break apart
72
# Reverse -crit
Suffix that means to separate
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# Reverse -desis
Suffix that means sugircal fixation/fusion
74
# Reverse -drome
Suffix that means run/running
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# Reverse -ectomy
Suffix that means surgical removal
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# Reverse -emesis
Suffix that means vomiting
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# Reverse - emia - hemia
Suffix that means condition of the blood
78
# Reverse -genesis
Suffix that means origin or cause
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# Reverse -genic
Suffix that means pertaining to producing/forming
80
# Reverse -gnosis
Suffix that means knowledge
81
# Reverse -gram
Suffix that means record or image
82
# Reverse -graph
Suffix that means instrument for recording
83
# Reverse -graphy
Suffix that means recording process
84
# Reverse - ia - iasis - ism (or disease) - osis
Suffix that means condiation of
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# Reverse -iatry
Suffix that means treatment or specialty
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# Reverse -ion
Suffix that means process
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# Reverse -ist
Suffix that means one who specializes
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# Reverse -itis
Suffix that means inflamation
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# Reverse -logist
Suffix that means one who studies
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# Reverse -logous
Suffix that means pertaining to study
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# Reverse -logy
Suffix that means the study or science of
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# Reverse - lysis - lytic
Suffix that means to loosen or dissolve
93
# Reverse -malacia
Suffic that means softening
94
# Reverse -megaly
Suffix that means abnormally large
95
# Reverse -meter, -metrist, -metry
Suffixes that mean measure/measuring instrument, one who measures, and measurement/process of measuring
96
# Reverse -oma
Suffix that means tumor
97
# Reverse -opsy
Suffix that means view of
98
# Reverse -oxia
Suffix that means condition of oxygen
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# Reverse -partum
Suffix that means birth
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# Reverse -pathy
Suffix that means disease
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# Reverse -penia
Suffix that means abnormal reduction in number or deficiency
102
# Reverse -pexy
Suffix that means surgical fixation or suspension
103
# Reverse -phagia
Suffix that means eating or swallowing
104
# Reverse -phasia
Suffix that means speaking
105
# Reverse -philia or -phil
Suffix that means loving or affinity for
106
# Reverse -phobia
Suffix that means fear
107
# Reverse -phylaxis
Suffix that means protection
108
# Reverse - physis - plasia
Suffix that means growth
109
# Reverse -plasty
Suffix that means surgical repair
110
# Reverse -plegia
Suffix that means paralysis
111
# Reverse -practic
Suffix that means practice
112
# Reverse -ptosis
Suffix that means drooping
113
# Reverse - rrhage - rrhagia - rrhagic - rrhea (just discharge)
Suffix that means abnormal discharge
114
# Reverse -rrhaphy
Suffix that means suturing
115
# Reverse -rrhexis
Suffix that means rupture
116
# Reverse -sclerosis
Suffix that means condition of hardening
117
# Reverse -scope and -scopy
Suffix that means instrument for veiwing or the process of viewing
118
# Reverse -spasm
Suffix that means sudden, involuntary muscle contraction
119
# Reverse -stasis
Suffix that means standing still
120
# Reverse -stomy
Suffix that means surgical creation of an opening
121
# Reverse -therapy
Suffix that means treatment
122
# Reverse -tome and -tomy
Suffix that means cutting instrument and to cut
123
# Reverse -tripsy
Suffix that means surgical crushing
124
# Reverse -y
Suffix that means process of
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Suffix that means condition of hearing
-acusis
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Suffix meaning pain
-algesia
127
Suffix meaning pregnancy
-cyesis
128
Suffix meaning vomiting
-emesis
129
Suffix meaning condition of
-iasis
130
Suffix who means one who practices
-ician
131
Suffix that means seizure
-lepsy
132
Suffix that means pertaining to word or phrase
-lexia
133
Suffix that means pertaining to loosen/dissolve
-lytic
134
Suffix that means madness/frenzy
-mania
135
Suffix that means one who measures
-metrist
136
Suffix that means resembling
-oid
137
Suffix that means condition of vision
-opia
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Suffix that means condition of sound or voice
-phonia
139
Suffix meaning breath
-pnea
140
Suffix that means to cough up
-ptysis
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Suffix that means trumpet/fallopian tube
-salpinx
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Suffix that means pertaining to a sudden, involuntary muscle contraction
-spasmodic
143
Suffix that means dripping
-staxis
144
Suffix that means development
-troph
145
Suffix that means urination
-uresis
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Suffix that means pertaining to urine/urination
-uria
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Suffix that means pertaining to
-us

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