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Suffix Routine Blood Collections

Specialist in the study and treatment of a body part or disease.

Example: neurologist (nerve specialist)

Sources

• Understanding Medical Words: A Tutorial · MedlinePlus, U.S. National Library of Medicine

Related terms

• -iatry, -iatristMedical treatment (-iatry) or the specialist who provides it (-iatrist).
• -ismCondition or state.
• -itisInflammation.
• -iumStructure or tissue.
• -logyStudy of.
• -lysisBreaking down, destruction, or dissolving.
• -malaciaSoftening.
• -megalyEnlargement.

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