Chapter 3 suffixes Flashcards
1
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-algia
A
pain
2
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-cele
A
hernia
3
Q
-centesis
A
surgical puncture to remove fluid
4
Q
-coccus
A
berry shaped bacterium
5
Q
-cocci
A
berry shaped bacterium (plural)
6
Q
-cyte
A
cell
6
Q
-dynia
A
pain
6
Q
-ectomy
A
excision, removal
7
Q
-emia
A
blood condition
8
Q
-genesis
A
condition of producing, forming
9
Q
-gram
A
to record
10
Q
-graph
A
instrument for recording
11
Q
-itis
A
inflammation
12
Q
-logy
A
study of
13
Q
-lysis
A
breakdown, separation, destruction
14
Q
-malacia
A
softening
15
Q
-megaly
A
enlargement
16
Q
-oma
A
tumor, mass, collection of fluid
16
Q
-opsy
A
to view
16
Q
-osis
A
condition usually abnormal
16
Q
-penia
A
deficiency
17
Q
-pathy
A
disease, condition
18
Q
-phobia
A
fear
19
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-plasia
A
development, formation, growth
19
-plasty
surgical repair
20
-ptosis
drooping, falling, prolapse
20
-sclerosis
hardening
20
-rrhea
flow, discharge
21
-scopy
process of visually examining
22
-stomy
opening to form a mouth (stoma)
22
-scope
instrument to visually examine
22
-tomy
incision, cutting into
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-stasis
controlling, stopping
23
-therapy
treatment
24
-trophy
development, nourishment
25
-er
one who
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-ia
condition
26
-ist
specialist
26
-ole
little, small
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-ule
little, small
28
-um, -ium
structure, tissue
28
-us
structure, substance
29
-y
condition, process
30
-ac, -iac
pertaining to
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-al
pertaining to
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-ary
pertaining to
32
-ar
pertaining to
33
-eal
pertaining to
34
-genic
pertaining to producing, produced in, produced by
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-ic, -ical
pertaining to
35
-oid
resembiling, derived from
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-ose
pertaining to, full of
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-ous
pertaining to
38
-tic
pertaining to
