Ch 1 - General Suffixes Flashcards

To master general suffix definitions

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1
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-ac; -al; -ar; -ary

A

pertaining to

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2
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-crine

A

to secrete

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3
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-crit

A

to separate

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4
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-cyte

A

cell

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5
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-gen; -genesis; -genic

A

producing; forming

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6
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-globin; -globulin

A

protein

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7
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-gram

A

record; picture

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8
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-graph

A

instrument for recording

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9
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-iac; -ic

A

pertaining to

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10
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-oid

A

like; resembling

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11
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-(o)logist

A

specialist

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12
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-(o)logy

A

study of

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13
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-ous

A

pertaining to

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14
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-pepsia

A

digestion

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15
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-phagia

A

eating; swallowing

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16
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-phonia

A

voice; sound

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17
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-phoresis

A

carrying; transmission

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18
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-phoria

A

feeling; mental state

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19
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-pnea

A

breathing

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20
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-poiesis

A

formation

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21
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-scope

A

instrument of viewing

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22
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-scopy

A

process of viewing

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23
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-somnia

A

sleep

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24
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-stasis

A

control; stop

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25
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-therapy

A

treatment

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26
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-thorax

A

chest; pleural cavity

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27
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-tocia

A

labor; birth

27
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-tresia

A

opening

28
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-trophy

A

growth; development

29
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-algia

A

pain

30
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-tropin

A

nourish; develop; stimulate

30
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-cytosis

A

condition of cells

31
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-version

A

to turn

31
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-dynia

A

pain

32
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-emesis

A

vomiting

33
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-cele

A

hernia; herniation

33
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-emia

A

blood condition

34
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-ia; -iasis

A

abnormal condition

35
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-itis

A

inflammation

36
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-lysis;-lytic

A

breakdown; destruction

37
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-malacia

A

softening

38
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-megaly

A

enlargement

39
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-oma

A

tumor

40
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-osis

A

abnormal condition

41
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-paresis

A

slight paralysis

42
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-pathy

A

disease

43
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-penia

A

decreased number

44
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-phobia

A

abnormal fear

45
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-plegia

A

paralysis

46
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-ptosis

A

drooping; sagging; prolapse

47
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-ptysis

A

spitting up

48
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-(r)rhage; -(r)hagia

A

bursting forth of blood

49
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-(r)hea

A

flow; discharge

50
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-(r)rhexis

A

rupture

51
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-sclerosis

A

hardening

52
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-spasm

A

contraction; twitching

53
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-stenosis

A

narrowing; tightening

54
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-centesis

A

surgical puncture

55
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-desis

A

binding together

56
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-ectasia; -ectasis

A

stretching; dilation

57
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-ectomy

A

surgical removal; excision

58
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-(o)stomy

A

surgical creation of a new opening

59
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-(o)tomy

A

surgical incision into

60
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-pexy

A

surgical fixation

61
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-plasty

A

surgical repair

62
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-(r)haphy

A

suture

63
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-tripsy

A

crushing; friction