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1. gen/o creation, cause
2. hydr/o water
3. morph/o change
4. myc/o fungus
5. necr/o death
6. orth/o straight
7. path/o disease, suttering
8. -icle small
9. -ole small
10. -ule small
11. -ac pertaining to
12. -al pertaining to
13. -ar pertaining to
14. -ary pertaining to
15. -eal pertaining to
16. -ic pertaining to
17. -tic pertaining to
18. -ous pertaining to
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19. -ia condition
20. -ism condition
21. -ium tissue, structure
22. -y condition, procedure
23. -ectomy surgical removal of
24. -iatrics medical science
25. -iatry medical science
26. -iatrist specialist in medicine of
27. -ist specialist
28. -logist specialist in the study
29. -logy study of
30. -algia pain
31. -dynia pain
32. -cele hernia
33. -emia blood condition
34. -iasis presence of
35. -itis inflammation
36. -lysis loosen, break down
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37. -centesis puncture
38. -gram written record
39. -graph instrument used to produce a record
40. -graphy process of recording
41. -meter instrument used to measure
42. -metry process of measuring
43. -scope instrument used to look
44. -scopy process of looking
45. -desis binding, fixation
46. -pexy surgical fixation
47. -plasty reconstruction
48. -rrhaphy suture
49. -stomy creation of an opening
50. -tomy incision
51. singular: -a; plural: -ae singular ex: vertebra, larva; plural: vertebrae, larvae
52. singular: -ax; plural: aces singular ex: thorax; plural: thoraces
53. singular: -ex; plural: -ices singular ex: cortex; plural: cortices
54. singular: -ix; plural: -ices singular ex: appendix; plural: appendices