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digestive & urinary system suffixes
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05/10/2025
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Term
-tomy
 Definition

incision,

cut into
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-stomy
 Definition
creation of an artificial opening
Term
-scopy
 Definition

process of viewing,

visualization
Term
-scope
 Definition
instrument used for visualization
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-uria
 Definition

urine,

urination
Term
-tripsy
 Definition
surgical crushing
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-pexy
 Definition

surgical fixation,

suspension
Term
-osis
 Definition
abnormal condition
Term
-oma
 Definition
tumor, swelling
Term
-lysis
 Definition
loosening, dissolution, separating
Term
-litha
 Definition
stone
Term

-iasis

-esis

 Definition
condition
Term
-emia
 Definition
in the blood
Term
-cele
 Definition
hernia, protrusion
Term
-rrhea
 Definition
flow, discharge
Term
-rrhaphy
 Definition
suturing, repairing
Term
-ptosis
 Definition
prolapse, drooping
Term
-plasty
 Definition
surgical repair
Term
-phagia
 Definition
eating or swallowing
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-pathy
 Definition
disease
Term
-osis
 Definition
abnormal condition
Term
-megaly
 Definition
enlargement
Term
-malacia
 Definition
softening
Term
-logy
 Definition
study of
Term
-logist
 Definition
specialist that studies and treats
Term
-itis
 Definition
inflammation
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-iasis
 Definition
condition
Term
-ia
 Definition
condition of, diseased state, abnormal state
Term
-graphy
 Definition
process of recording
Term
-gram
 Definition
the record, radiographic image
Term
-ectomy
 Definition
excision
Term
-centesis
 Definition
surgical puncture to aspirate fluid
Term
-cele
 Definition
hernia
Term
-oma
 Definition
tumor
Term

-ary

-eal

 Definition
pertaining to
Term

-ac

-al

-ic

 Definition
pertaining to
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