Ch 1 - General Suffixes Flashcards by Gayle Stephens

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-ac; -al; -ar; -ary

A

pertaining to

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-crine

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to secrete

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-crit

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to separate

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-cyte

A

cell

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-gen; -genesis; -genic

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producing; forming

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-globin; -globulin

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protein

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-gram

A

record; picture

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-graph

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instrument for recording

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-iac; -ic

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pertaining to

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-oid

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like; resembling

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-(o)logist

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specialist

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-(o)logy

A

study of

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-ous

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pertaining to

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-pepsia

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digestion

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-phagia

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eating; swallowing

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-phonia

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voice; sound

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-phoresis

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carrying; transmission

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-phoria

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feeling; mental state

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-pnea

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breathing

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-poiesis

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formation

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-scope

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instrument of viewing

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-scopy

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process of viewing

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-somnia

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sleep

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-stasis

A

control; stop

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-therapy

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treatment

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-thorax

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chest; pleural cavity

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-tocia

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labor; birth

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-tresia

A

opening

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-trophy

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growth; development

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-algia

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pain

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-tropin

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nourish; develop; stimulate

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-cytosis

A

condition of cells

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-version

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to turn

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-dynia

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pain

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-emesis

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vomiting

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-cele

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hernia; herniation

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-emia

A

blood condition

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-ia; -iasis

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abnormal condition

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-itis

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inflammation

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-lysis;-lytic

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breakdown; destruction

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-malacia

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softening

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-megaly

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enlargement

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-oma

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tumor

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-osis

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abnormal condition

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-paresis

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slight paralysis

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-pathy

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disease

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-penia

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decreased number

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-phobia

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abnormal fear

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-plegia

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paralysis

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-ptosis

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drooping; sagging; prolapse

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-ptysis

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spitting up

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-(r)rhage; -(r)hagia

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bursting forth of blood

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-(r)hea

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flow; discharge

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-(r)rhexis

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rupture

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-sclerosis

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hardening

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-spasm

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contraction; twitching

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-stenosis

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narrowing; tightening

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-centesis

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surgical puncture

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-desis

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binding together

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-ectasia; -ectasis

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stretching; dilation

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-ectomy

A

surgical removal; excision

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-(o)stomy

A

surgical creation of a new opening

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-(o)tomy

A

surgical incision into

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-pexy

A

surgical fixation

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-plasty

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surgical repair

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-(r)haphy

A

suture

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-tripsy

A

crushing; friction