Medical prefixes and suffixes

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-itis
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inflammation of sth
-algia
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pain in / pain of
-lith
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a stone in sth
inter-
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located between sth
-(o)tomy
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incision of
-pathy
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any disease of
-lodgy
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study of
-oid
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resembling sth, pertaining to sth
-desis
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fusion of sth
-plasty
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plastic repair/reconstruction of sth
-oma
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the tumo(u)r of sth
- stenosis
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the narrowing of sth
hiper-
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excess eg. growth of sth
dys-
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abnormal eg. growth of sth
-stomy
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creation of an opening
-ectomy
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excision of sth / getting rid of sth / removing sth
-penia
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deficiency of sth
- cyte
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a cell
-genesis
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formation of sth
-metry
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measurment of sth
-scopy
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viewing of sth
-scope
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an instrument for viewing sth
ostosis
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usually pathological bone growth
-tome
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an instrument used to incease
-genic
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originating in sth
-ectasis
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dilatation of sth (roztrzenie, rozszerzenie)
-tripsy
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crushing of
-meter
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instrument for measuring
-kinesia
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excess motion of sth
-spasm
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cramp of sth
-centresis
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surgical puncture of sth
circum- / peri-
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around
intra-
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in, within
epi-
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on / over
extra-
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outside
infra-
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below
sub-
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below, under
juxta-
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near, beside
para-
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near, beside, behind
retro-
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backward
supra-
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above
endo-
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within / inside sth

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