Chapter 2 SUFFIXES Flashcards
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-algesia
A
condition of pain
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-ant
A
forming
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-ase
A
enzyme
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-ate
A
use, action
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-blast
A
immature cell
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-cide
A
to kill
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-crit
A
to separate
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-cuspid
A
point
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-cyst
A
bladder, sac
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-cyte
A
cell
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-dipsia
A
thirst
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-drome
A
that which runs together
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-er
A
relating to, one who
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-gen
A
formation
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-genesis
A
formation
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-ide
A
having particular quality
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-ive
A
nature of, quality of
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-logy
A
study of
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-lymph
A
clear fluid, serum, pale fluid
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-or
A
one who
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-phil
A
attraction
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-stasis
A
control
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-therapy
A
treatment
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-thermy
A
heat
25
-um
tissue, structure
26
-uria
urine
27
-ac
pertaining to
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-ad
pertaining to
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-al
pertaining to
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-ary
pertaining to
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-ic
pertaining to
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-ile
pertaining to
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-ior
pertaining to
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-ose
pertaining to
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-ous
pertaining to
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-tic
pertaining to
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-us
pertaining to
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-y
pertaining to
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-cle
small or minute
40
-icle
small or minute
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-ole
small or minute
42
-ula
small or minute
43
-ule
small or minute
44
-algia
pain
45
-asthenia
weakness
46
-betes
to go
47
-cele (3 meanings)
hernia, swelling, tumor
48
-cusis
hearing
49
-derma
skin
50
-dynia
pain
51
-ectasis (2 meanings)
dilation, distention
52
-edema
swelling
53
-emesis
vomiting
54
-ion
process
55
-itis
inflammation
56
-kinesis
motion
57
-lepsy
seizure
58
-lexia
diction
59
-malacia
softening
60
-mania
madness
61
-megaly
enlargement
62
-mnesia
memory
63
-noia
mind
64
-oid
resemble
65
-oma
tumour
66
-opia
vision
67
-oxia
oxygen
68
-pathy
disease
69
-penia
deficiency
70
-pepsia
to digest
71
-phagia
to eat, swallow
72
-phasia
speech
73
-phobia
fear
74
-plasia
formation
75
-plasm
a thing formed
76
-plegia
paralysis
77
-pnea
breathing
78
-centesis
surgical puncture
79
-clasis
a break
80
-desis
binding
81
-ectomy
surgical removal
82
-graph
instrument for recording
83
-graphy
recording
84
-ize (3 meanings)
to make, treat, or combine with
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-lysis
destruction
86
-meter
instrument to measure
87
-metry
measurement
88
-opsy
to view
89
-pexy
surgical fixation
90
-pheresis
remove
91
-plasty
surgical repair
92
-rrhaphy
suture
93
-scope
instrument for examining
94
-scopy
visual examination
95
-stomy
new opening
96
-tome
instrument to cut
97
-tomy
incision
98
-tripsy
crushing
