Chapter 3: Suffixes Flashcards

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Algia

A

Pain

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Cele

A

Hernia

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Centesis

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Surgical puncture to remove fluid

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Coccus (singular)

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Berry shaped

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Cocci (Plural)

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Bacterium

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Cyte

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Cell

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Dynia

A

Pain

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Ectomy

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Excision, removal, resection

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Emia

A

Blood condition

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Genesis

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Condition of producing, forming

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Gram

A

Record

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Graph

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Instrument for recording

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Itis

A

Inflammation

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Logy

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Study of

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Lysis

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Breakdown, destruction, separation

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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, mass, collection of fluid

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Opsy

A

To view

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Osis

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Condition, usually abnormal

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Pathy

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Disease condtion

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Penia

A

Deficiency

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Phobia

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Fear

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Plasia

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Development, formation, frowth

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Plasty

A

Surgical repair

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Ptosis

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Drooping, falling, prolapse

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Sclerosis

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Hardening

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Scope

A

Instrument for visual examination

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Scopy

A

Process of visual examination

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Stomy

A

Opening to form a mouth

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Therapy

A

Treatment

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Tomy

A

Incision

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Trophy

A

Development, nourishment

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Er

A

one who

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Ia

A

Condition

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Ist

A

Specialist

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Ole

A

Little, small

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Um, ium

A

Sturcture, tissue

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Us

A

Structure, substance

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Y

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Condition, process

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Ac, Iac

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Pertaining to

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Al

A

Pertaining to

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Ar

A

Pertaining to

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Ary

A

Pertaining to

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Eal

A

Pertaining to

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Genic

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Pertaining to, producing, produced by or in

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Oid

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Resembling, derived from

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Ose

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Pertaining to, full of

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Ous

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Pertaining to

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Tic

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Pertaining to