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med109 dig &uro suf
suffix of dig &uro
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Undergraduate 1
09/08/2025
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Term
-ac:
-al:
-eal:
-ic:
-ary:
 Definition
Pertaining to
Term
-ectomy:
 Definition
Excision
Term
-cele:
 Definition
Hernia, protrusion
Term
-centesis:
 Definition
Surgical puncture to aspirate fluid
Term
-gram:
 Definition
The record, radiographic image
Term
-graphy:
 Definition
: Process of recording
Term
-ia:
 Definition
: Condition of, diseased state, abnormal state
Term
-iasis:
 Definition
Condition
Term
-itis:
 Definition
Inflammation
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-logist:
 Definition
Specialist who studies and treats
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-logy:
 Definition
Study of
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-malacia:
 Definition
Softening
Term
-megaly:
 Definition
Enlargement
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-oma:
 Definition
Tumor
Term
-osis:
 Definition
Abnormal condition
Term
-pathy:
 Definition
Disease
Term
-phagia:
 Definition
Eating or swallowing
Term
-plasty:
 Definition
Surgical repair
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-ptosis:
 Definition
Prolapse, drooping
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-rrhaphy:
 Definition
Suturing, repairing
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-rrhea:
 Definition
Flow, discharge
Term
-scope:
 Definition
Instrument used for visualization
Term
-scopy:
 Definition
Process of viewing, visualization
Term
-stomy:
 Definition
Creation of an artificial opening
Term
-tomy:
 Definition
Incision, cut into
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-uria:
 Definition
Urine, urination
Term
-tripsy:
 Definition
Surgical crushing
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-pexy:
 Definition
Surgical fixation, suspension
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-lysis:
 Definition
Loosening, dissolution, separating
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-lith:
 Definition
Stone
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