Ch 1 - General Suffixes Flashcards
To master general suffix definitions
1
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-ac; -al; -ar; -ary
A
pertaining to
2
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-crine
A
to secrete
3
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-crit
A
to separate
4
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-cyte
A
cell
5
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-gen; -genesis; -genic
A
producing; forming
6
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-globin; -globulin
A
protein
7
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-gram
A
record; picture
8
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-graph
A
instrument for recording
9
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-iac; -ic
A
pertaining to
10
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-oid
A
like; resembling
11
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-(o)logist
A
specialist
12
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-(o)logy
A
study of
13
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-ous
A
pertaining to
14
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-pepsia
A
digestion
15
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-phagia
A
eating; swallowing
16
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-phonia
A
voice; sound
17
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-phoresis
A
carrying; transmission
18
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-phoria
A
feeling; mental state
19
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-pnea
A
breathing
20
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-poiesis
A
formation
21
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-scope
A
instrument of viewing
22
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-scopy
A
process of viewing
23
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-somnia
A
sleep
24
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-stasis
A
control; stop
25
-therapy
treatment
26
-thorax
chest; pleural cavity
27
-tocia
labor; birth
27
-tresia
opening
28
-trophy
growth; development
29
-algia
pain
30
-tropin
nourish; develop; stimulate
30
-cytosis
condition of cells
31
-version
to turn
31
-dynia
pain
32
-emesis
vomiting
33
-cele
hernia; herniation
33
-emia
blood condition
34
-ia; -iasis
abnormal condition
35
-itis
inflammation
36
-lysis;-lytic
breakdown; destruction
37
-malacia
softening
38
-megaly
enlargement
39
-oma
tumor
40
-osis
abnormal condition
41
-paresis
slight paralysis
42
-pathy
disease
43
-penia
decreased number
44
-phobia
abnormal fear
45
-plegia
paralysis
46
-ptosis
drooping; sagging; prolapse
47
-ptysis
spitting up
48
-(r)rhage; -(r)hagia
bursting forth of blood
49
-(r)hea
flow; discharge
50
-(r)rhexis
rupture
51
-sclerosis
hardening
52
-spasm
contraction; twitching
53
-stenosis
narrowing; tightening
54
-centesis
surgical puncture
55
-desis
binding together
56
-ectasia; -ectasis
stretching; dilation
57
-ectomy
surgical removal; excision
58
-(o)stomy
surgical creation of a new opening
59
-(o)tomy
surgical incision into
60
-pexy
surgical fixation
61
-plasty
surgical repair
62
-(r)haphy
suture
63
-tripsy
crushing; friction
