Chapter 3 Suffixes Flashcards by kassi Dindinger

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-centesis

A

Surgical puncture to remove fluid

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-cele

A

Hernia

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-Coccus (singular)

A

Berry-shapes

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-cocci (plural)

A

Bacterium

Plural bacteria

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-dynia

A

Pain

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-genesis

A

Condition of producing, forming

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-graph

A

Instrument for recording

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-graphy

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Process of recording

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-lysis

A

Breakdown, destruction, separation

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-malacia

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Softening

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-megaly

A

Enlargement

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-penia

A

Deficiency

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-phobia

A

Fear

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-plasia

A

Development, formation, growth

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-plasty

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Surgical repair

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-ptosis

A

Drooping, falling, prolapse

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-sclerosis

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Hardening

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-stasis

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Controlling, stopping

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-stomy

A

Opening to form a mouth (stoma)

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-therapy

A

Treatment

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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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-ole

A

Little, small

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-ule

A

Little, small

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-um, -ium

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Structure, tissue

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-us

A

Structure, substance

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-ar

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Pertaining to

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-ary

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Pertaining to

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-eal

A

Pertaining to

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-oid

A

Resembling, derived from

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-ose

A

Pertaining to, full of

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-ous

A

Pertaining to

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-tic

A

Pertaining to