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Digestive & urinary system suffixes
Med109-GR
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09/11/2025
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-algia
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pain
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-dynia
 Definition
pain
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-itis
 Definition
inflammation
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-megaly
 Definition
enlargement
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-oma
 Definition
tumor, mass
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-osis
 Definition
abnormal condition
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-pathy
 Definition
disease
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-sclerosis
 Definition
hardening
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-stenosis
 Definition
narrowing
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-ptosis
 Definition
prolapse, drooping
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-rrhage / -rrhagia
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bursting forth, excessive flow
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-rrhea
 Definition
discharge, flow
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-rrhexis
 Definition
rupture
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-pepsia
 Definition
digestion
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-emesis
 Definition
vomiting
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-stomat/o / -stomy
 Definition
creation of an opening (ex: colostomy)
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-ectomy
 Definition
surgical removal (ex: appendectomy)
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-plasty
 Definition
surgical repair
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-scopy
 Definition
visual examination (ex: endoscopy)
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-gram
 Definition
record, picture
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-graphy
 Definition
process of recording
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-cele
 Definition
hernia, swelling
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-genic
 Definition
producing, forming
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-lysis
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destruction, breakdown
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-uria
 Definition
urine condition
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-emia
 Definition
blood condition (like uremia)
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-tripsy
 Definition
crushing (ex: lithotripsy)
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-lith
 Definition
stone, calculus
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-dialysis
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  • separation by passing through a membrane

 

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-poiesis
 Definition
formation, production (like erythropoiesis in kidneys)
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-genic
 Definition
produced by or in (like nephrogenic)
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-ic / -ary / -al / -ous
 Definition

  • pertaining to

 

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-genic
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origin, production
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-centesis
 Definition
surgical puncture to remove fluid
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-desis
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binding, fixation
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-tomy
 Definition
incision, cutting into
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