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-ac
pertaining to
-ic
pertaining to
-iac
pertaining to
-ar
pertaining to
-ary
pertaining to
-ior
pertaining to
-ile
pertaining to
-tic
pertaining to
-ous
pertaining to
-ad
pertaining to
-an
pertaining to
-ine
pertaining to
-ia
condition of
-iasis
condition of
-ism
condition of
-osis
condition of
-itis
inflammation
-megagly
enlargement
-oma
tumor/mass
-pathy
disease
-dilation
expand/wide
-edema
accumulation of fluid
-necrosis
death of a cell
-tropin
death of a cell
-spasm
sudden contraction or cramp
-statis
to stop
-stenosis
constrictor
-systole
contraction
-tension
pressure
-therapy
treatment
-algia
pain
-ectomy
removal of
-otomy
cutting or incision
-centesis
puncturing a cavity
-stomy
permanent opening
-plasty
surgicial repairs
-tripsy
to crush or destroy
-graphy
diagnostic procedure with xray/mri
-gram
xray to record something
-rrhagia
to burst forth
-rrhapy
to suture something
-rrhea
discharge of bowels
-rrhexis
to rupture
-ian
speciality in field of study
-iatrics
medical speciality
-iarty
medical speciality
-ics
medical speciality
-ist
medical speciality
-logy
study of
-manometer
measuring pressure
-metery
measuring audio
-scope
instrument for viewing
-scopy
looking at it
lapro-
abdomen
sono-
sound