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Chapter 3 Suffixes Flashcards

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-a

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(a is a noun ending)

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-ac

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Pertaining to

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-ad

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Towards, increase

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-al

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Pertaining to

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-algesia

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Sensitivity to pain

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-algia

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Pain

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-ar

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Pertaining to

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-ary

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Pertaining to, relating to

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-ate

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Something that…

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-blast

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Embryonic stage of development

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-cele

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Swelling or herniation

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-centesis

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Surgical Procedure

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-cide

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To kill, to destroy

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-clasis

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Crushing or breaking up

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-cyte

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Cell

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-desis

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Binding or surgical fusion

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-dynia

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Pain

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-e

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(e is a noun ending)

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-eal

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Pertaining to

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-ectasis

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Stretching or dilation

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-ectasia

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Stretching or dilation

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-ectomy

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Surgical removal

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-emia

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Blood condition

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-er

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One who

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-esis
Condition of
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-gen
That which generates
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-genesis
Generating, Formation
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-genic
Pertaining to, formation, producing
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-gram
Record or procedure
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-graph
An instrument used to record
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-graphy
Process of recording
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-gravida
Pregnancy
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-ia
Condition
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-ian
Specialist in a field of study
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-iasis
Presence of an abnormal condition
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-iatric
Relating to medicine, Physicians, or medical treatment
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-iatrician
One who treats, a Physician
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-iatrist
One who treats, a Physician
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-iatry
Medical Treatment, Medical Profession
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-ic
Pertaining to
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-ical
Pertaining to
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-ician
Specialist in the field of study
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-ile
Pertaining to, Capable
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-ion
Action, Process
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-ism
Condition
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-ist
Practitioner
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-itis
Inflammation
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-ize
To make, to treat or combine with
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-lepsy
Seizure, Attack
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-lith
Stone
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-lithiasis
Presence or formation of stones
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-logy
The study of
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-logist
One who specializes in the study of
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-lysis
Destruction or detachment
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-lytic
Destruction
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-mania
A mental disorder
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-megaly
Enlargement
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-meter
An instrument used to measure
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-oid
Resembling
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-ole
Small or little
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-oma
Tumor
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-opia
Visual Condition
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-opsia
Visual Condition
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-opsy
Process of viewing
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-ory
Pertaining to, characterized by
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-osis
Condition
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-ous
Pertaining to
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-pathy
Disease
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-penia
Decrease in, deficiency
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-pexy
Surgical fixation
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-philia
Attraction to
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-phobia
Abnormal fear
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-plasia
Formation or development
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-plasty
Surgical repair
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-plegia
Paralysis
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-pnea
Breathing
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-ptosis
Drooping or prolapse
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-rrhaphy
Suturing
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-rrhea
Discharge, Flow
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-rrhexis
Rupture
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-scope
An instrument used to view
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-scopy
The process of viewing
83
-stasis
Stopping or controlling
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-stomy
The surgical creation of a new opening
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-tic
Pertaining to
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-tion
Process of
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-tomy
Incision into
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-tripsy
Intensional Crushing
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-ula
Small, little
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-ule
"small one"
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-um
Suffix the identifies singular nouns
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-uria
A characteristic of the urine
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-us
A suffix that identifies singular nouns
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-y
Condition, process
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# What is the suffix for Towards, increase
-ad
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# What is the suffix for Sensitivity to pain
-algesia
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# What is the suffix for Pain
-algia
98
# What is the suffix for Pertaining to, relating to
-ary
99
# What is the suffix for Something that...
-ate
100
# What is the suffix for Embryonic stage of development
-blast
101
# What is the suffix for Swelling or herniation
-cele
102
# What is the suffix for Surgical Procedure
-centesis
103
# What is the suffix for To kill, to destroy
-cide
104
# What is the suffix for Crushing or breaking up
-clasis
105
# What is the suffix for Cell
-cyte
106
# What is the suffix for Binding or surgical fusion
-desis
107
# What is the suffix for Pain
-dynia
108
# What is the suffix for Stretching or dilation
-ectasis
109
# What is the suffix for Stretching or dilation
-ectasia
110
# What is the suffix for Surgical removal
-ectomy
111
# What is the suffix for Blood condition
-emia
112
# What is the suffix for One who
-er
113
# What is the suffix for Condition of
-esis
114
# What is the suffix for That which generates
-gen
115
# What is the suffix for Generating, Formation
-genesis
116
# What is the suffix for Pertaining to, formation, producing
-genic
117
# What is the suffix for Record or procedure
-gram
118
# What is the suffix for An instrument used to record
-graph
119
# What is the suffix for Process of recording
-graphy
120
# What is the suffix for Pregnancy
-gravida
121
# What is the suffix for Specialist in a field of study
-ian
122
# What is the suffix for Presence of an abnormal condition
-iasis
123
# What is the suffix for Relating to medicine, Physicians, or medical treatment
-iatric
124
# What is the suffix for One who treats, a Physician
-iatrician
125
# What is the suffix for One who treats, a Physician
-iatrist
126
# What is the suffix for Medical Treatment, Medical Profession
-iatry
127
# What is the suffix for Specialist in the field of study
-ician
128
# What is the suffix for Pertaining to, Capable
-ile
129
# What is the suffix for Action, Process
-ion
130
# What is the suffix for Practitioner
-ist
131
# What is the suffix for Inflammation
-itis
132
# What is the suffix for To make, to treat or combine with
-ize
133
# What is the suffix for Seizure, Attack
-lepsy
134
# What is the suffix for Stone
-lith
135
# What is the suffix for Presence or formation of stones
-lithiasis
136
# What is the suffix for The study of
-logy
137
# What is the suffix for One who specializes in the study of
-logist
138
# What is the suffix for Destruction or detachment
-lysis
139
# What is the suffix for Destruction
-lytic
140
# What is the suffix for A mental disorder
-mania
141
# What is the suffix for Enlargement
-megaly
142
# What is the suffix for An instrument used to measure
-meter
143
# What is the suffix for Resembling
-oid
144
# What is the suffix for Small or little
-ole
145
# What is the suffix for Tumor
-oma
146
# What is the suffix for Visual Condition
-opia
147
# What is the suffix for Visual Condition
-opsia
148
# What is the suffix for Process of viewing
-opsy
149
# What is the suffix for Pertaining to, characterized by
-ory
150
# What is the suffix for Disease
-pathy
151
# What is the suffix for Decrease in, deficiency
-penia
152
# What is the suffix for Surgical fixation
-pexy
153
# What is the suffix for Attraction to
-philia
154
# What is the suffix for Abnormal fear
-phobia
155
# What is the suffix for Formation or development
-plasia
156
# What is the suffix for Surgical repair
-plasty
157
# What is the suffix for Paralysis
-plegia
158
# What is the suffix for Breathing
-pnea
159
# What is the suffix for Drooping or prolapse
-ptosis
160
# What is the suffix for Suturing
-rrhaphy
161
# What is the suffix for Discharge, Flow
-rrhea
162
# What is the suffix for Rupture
-rrhexis
163
# What is the suffix for An instrument used to view
-scope
164
# What is the suffix for The process of viewing
-scopy
165
# What is the suffix for Stopping or controlling
-stasis
166
# What is the suffix for The surgical creation of a new opening
-stomy
167
# What is the suffix for Process of
-tion
168
# What is the suffix for Incision into
-tomy
169
# What is the suffix for Intensional Crushing
-tripsy
170
# What is the suffix for Small, little
-ula
171
# What is the suffix for "small one"
-ule
172
# What is the suffix for Suffix the identifies singular nouns
-um
173
# What is the suffix for A characteristic of the urine
-uria
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# What is the suffix for A suffix that identifies singular nouns
-us
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# What is the suffix for Condition, process
-y

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