Medical Terminology: Suffixes

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-gram

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a picture or record

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-graphy

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the process of producing a picture or record

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-olgy

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the science or study of

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-ologist

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specialist

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-pathy

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disease, suffering, feeling, emotion

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-rrhage

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bleeding, abnormal excessive fluid discharge

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-meter

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measure, instrument used to measure

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-ist

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a person who practices

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-itis

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inflammation

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-ic, -al, -ia

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pertaining to