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-al
pertaining to
-algia
pertaining to pain
-asthenia
weakness
-blast
immature cell
-cele
tumor or swelling
-cyte
cell
-ectomy
surgical removal
-emesis
vomit
-emia
presence of a substance in blood
-esthesia
sensation/perception
-genic
causing
-gram
record
-graph
record/instrument used to record
-ia
condition
-ic
pertaining to
-itis
inflammation
-lysis
decline
-megaly
enlargement of
-meter
measuring
-ology
science/study of
-oma
tumor
-osis
disease process
-ostomy
surgical creation of an opening
-pathy
disease; system of treating disease
-phagia
eating/swallowing
-phasia
speech
-phobia
irrational fear
-plasty
plastic surgery
-plegia
paralysis
-pnea
breathing
-ptosis
drooping
-rrhage
abnormal, excessive flow or discharge
-rraphy
suture, repair
-rrhea
flow or discharge
-scope
instrument for examination
-scopy
examination with instrument
-sis
process, action, condition
-stasis
slowing, stopping of normal flow of fluid
-taxis
order, arrangement
-trophic
nutrition