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Match the suffixes listed on the left with the definitions listed on the right.

      Suffixes   Definition
1. -cele a inflammation of
2. -emia b stricture, narrowing
3. -ectasis c hernia, protrusion
4. -(i)asis d falling
5. -itis e blood
6. -plegia f stroke, blow, paralysis
7. -poiesis g expansion, dilatation
8. -rrhexis h condition, formation of
9. -stenosis i rupture
10. -ptosis j production of

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