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toward
=-ad
pain
=-algia
weakness
=-asthenia
immature, forming
=-blast
hernia
=-cele
destroying, killing
=-cidal
destroying, killing
=-cide
secreting
=-crine
separate
=-crit
cell
=-cyte
condition of cells
=-cytosis
skin
=-derma
binding
=-desis
pain
=-dynia
expansion; dilation
=-ectasia
expanding; dilating
=-ectasis
removal of
=-ectomy
swelling
=-edema
condition
=-ema
vomiting
=-emesis
blood
=-emia
sensation
=-esthesia
in the shape of
=-form
producing, coming to be
=-gen
production of
=-genesis
producing
=-genic
protein
=-globin
protein
=-globulin
a recording
=-gram
recording instrument
=-graph
process of recording
=-graphy
pathological condition or state
=-iasis
pertaining to
=-ic
condition, disease, doctrine
=-ism
inflammation
-itis (pl., -itides)
movement
=-kinesia
movement
=-kinesis
condition of
=-lepsy
having seizures
=-leptic
one who practices
=-logist
study, practice
=-logy
destruction of
=-lysis
destroying
=-lytic
softening
=-malacia
obsession
=-mania
enlargement
=-megaly
measuring device
=-meter
like, resembling
=-oid
tumor, neoplasm
-oma (pl., -omata)
vision
=-opia
vision
=-opsia
view of
=-opsy
condition, state, process
-osis (pl., -oses)
opening
=-ostomy
oxygen
=-oxia
slight paralysis
=-paresis
producing; bearing
=-parous
disease
=-pathy
deficiency
=-penia
digestion
=-pepsia
speaking
=-phasia
removal
=-pheresis
attraction; affinity for
=-phil
attraction; affinity for
=-philia
fear
=-phobia
sound
=-phonia
feeling; carrying
=-phoria
of the mind
=-phrenia
plaque
=-plakia
formative
=-plasia
formation
=-plasm
surgical repair
=-plasty
paralysis
=-plegia
one who is paralyzed
=-plegic
breath
=-pnea
formation
=-poiesis
one that forms
=-poietin
lessening in density
=-porosis
falling down; drooping
=-ptosis
discharging heavily
=-rrhage
heavy discharge
=-rrhagia
surgical suturing
=-rrhaphy
a flowing, a flux
=-rrhea
rupture
=-rrhexis
splitting
=-schisis
instrument (especially one used for observing or measuring)
=-scope
use of an instrument for observing
=-scopy
sleep
=-somnia
contraction
=-spasm
contraction
=-stalsis
stopping; constant
=-stasis
agent to maintain a state
=-stat
maintaining a state
=-static
narrowing
=-stenosis
opening
=-stomy
cutting instrument, segment
=-tome
cutting operation
=-tomy
nutritional
=-trophic
nutrition
=-trophy
turning
=-tropia
turning toward
=-tropic
condition of turning toward
=-tropy
urine
=-uria
turning
=-version
