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Med 109 digestive and urinary system suffixes
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Undergraduate 1
09/09/2025
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-itis:
 Definition
inflammation
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-osis:
 Definition
Condition or disease
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-ectomy:
 Definition
Surgical removal
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-rrhage:
 Definition
Bleeding or excessive flow
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-rrhexis:
 Definition
Rupture
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-plasia:
 Definition
Formation or growth
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-ptosis:
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Drooping or prolapse
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-penia:
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Deficiency
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-megaly:
 Definition
Enlarged
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-Uria:
 Definition
Urine condition
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-lysis:
 Definition
Breakdown or destruction
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-scopy:
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Visual Examination
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-gram:
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Record or image
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-graphy:
 Definition
Process of recording
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-plasia:
 Definition
Formation or development
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-sclerosis:
 Definition
Hardening
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-malacia:
 Definition
Softening
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-stasis:
 Definition
Stop or controlling
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-emia:
 Definition
Blood Condition
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-lith:
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Stone or calculus
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-pexy:
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Surgical fixation
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-poiesis:
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Formation
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-phagia:
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Eating or swallowing
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-scope:
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Instrument for viewing
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-Tomy:
 Definition
Incision or cutting into
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-uria:
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Excess or abnormal urine
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-centesis:
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Surgical puncture
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-synthesis:
 Definition
Formation or production
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-lysis:
 Definition
Dissolution or destruction
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-convulsants:
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Agents causing seizures
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-plasia:
 Definition
Formation or growth
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-malacia:
 Definition
Softening
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-rreah:
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Discharge or flow
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-dys:
 Definition
Difficult, painful ,abnormal
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-trophy:
 Definition
Development, or growth
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-iasis:
 Definition
Presence of abnormal condition or parasite
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