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-ac

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Pertaining to

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Suffixes

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Usually indicate the procedure, condition, disorder, disease.

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-al

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Pertaining to

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-an

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Pertaining to

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-ar

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Pertaining to

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-ary

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Pertaining to

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-eal

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Pertaining to

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-ic

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Pertaining to

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-ine

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Pertaining to

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-ous

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Pertaining to

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-tic

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Pertaining to

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-ectomy

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Surgical removal

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-pexy

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Suture to stabilize

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-plasty

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Surgical repair

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-stomy

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Surgically created opening

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-tomy

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Cutting into

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-centesis

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Surgical puncture to remove fluid or gas

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-gram

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Record of

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-graph

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Instrument that records

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-graphy

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Procedure that records

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-lysis

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Separation or breakdown

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-scope

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Instrument to visually examine

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-scopy

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Procedure to visually examine

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-therapy

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Treatment

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-rrhagia

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Bursting forth

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-rrhage

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Bursting forth

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-rrhaphy

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Suture

Aneurysmorrhaphy: the surgical suture of the sac of an aneurysm. Aka aneurysmoplasty.

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-rrhea

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Flow, discharge

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-rrhexis

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Rupture

Ovariorrhexis: rupture of an ovary

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-algia

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Pain

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-dynia

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Pain

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-itis

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Inflammation

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-malacia

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Abnormal softening

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-megaly

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Enlargement

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-osis

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Abnormal condition

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-pathy

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Disease

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-sclerosis

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Abnormal hardening

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-um

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Structure

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Surgical removal

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-ectomy

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Suture to stabilize

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-pexy

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Surgical repair

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-plasty

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Surgically created opening

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-stomy

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Cutting into

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-tomy

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Surgical procedure to remove fluid or gas

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-centesis

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Record of

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-gram

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Instrument that records

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-graph

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Procedure that records

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-graphy

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Separation or breakdown

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-lysis

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Instrument to visually examine

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-scope

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Procedure to visually examine

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-scopy

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Treatment

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-therapy

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Bursting forth

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-rrhagia, -rrhage

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Suture (double r)

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-rrhaphy

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Flow, discharge

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-rrhea

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Rupture

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-rrhexis

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Pain

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-algia, -dynia

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Inflammation

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-itis

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Abnormal softening

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-malacia

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Enlargement

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-megaly

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Abnormal condition

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-osis

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Disease

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-pathy

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Abnormal hardening

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-sclerosis

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Structure

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-um

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-ia

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State or condition

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State or condition

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-ia

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-ion

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Action, process, state, or condition

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Action, process, state, or condition

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-ion

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-ive

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Perform or tend towards

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Performs or tends toward

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-ive

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-us

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Thing

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Thing

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-us

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-oma

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Mass

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Mass

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-oma

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