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Common suffixes Flashcards

1
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-ac / -al / -ic / -ical

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Pertaining to

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-aemia

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Relates to the blood

Example: Ischaemia- reduced or deficient blood supply
Viraemia- the presence of virus particles in the bloodstream

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-algia

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Pain

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-ase

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enzyme

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5
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-blast

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immature/ embryonic

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-centesis

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Surgical puncture to remove fluid or gas

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7
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-clast

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to break

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-crine

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separate/ to secrete

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-cyte(cyto- is the prefix used)

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Cell

Example: Erythrocyte- red blood cell
Chondrocyte- cartilage cell
Hepatocyte- liver cell

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10
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-cytosis

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Increase in cell number/ condition of cells

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-drome

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To run

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12
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-ectomy

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Surgical removal of

Example: Thyroidectomy- removal of the thyroid gland

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13
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-emesis

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vomiting

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14
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-emia

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Blood condition

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-emic

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Pertaining to a blood condition

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16
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-er

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one who

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17
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-exia

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condition/pathology

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-gen, -genesis

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forming/ producing

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-genic

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Produced by or in

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20
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-genic

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Giving rise to, causing

Example: Pathogenic- causing disease
Carcinogenic- causing neoplasia or cancer

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21
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-gram

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Record

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22
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-grade

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to go

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23
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-graph

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Instrument for recording

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24
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-graphy

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Process of recording

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25
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-ia / -ion / -ism / -sis

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process/ condition

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-ia/ -iasis

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Condition or State
Example: Hypoplasia- incomplete development of an organ
Distichiasis- presence of a double row of eyelashes

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-ion

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Process

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28
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-ist

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Specialist

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-itis

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Inflammation

Example: Arthritis- inflammation of a joint
Hepatitis- inflammation of he liver
Conjunctivitis- inflammation of the conjunctiva of the eye

30
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-ive

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relating to

31
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-kinesis

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movement

32
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-logist

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specialist

33
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-logy

A

Study of

34
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-lysis

A

breakdown

35
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-malacia

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softening

36
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-megaly

A

enlargement

37
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-meter

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device for measurement/ to measure

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-ole, -elle, -ule

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little/ small

39
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-oma

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Tumour, neoplasm, mass, fluid collection

Example: Sarcoma- malignant tumour
Lipoma- benign tumour of adipose tissue

40
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-opsy

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View of/ to view

41
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-or

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one who

42
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-osis / -iasis

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Disease order or state / abnormal condition

Example: Osteochondrosis- a developmental disease of articular cartilage

43
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-ostomy

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Surgical opening

Example: Tracheostomy- opening into the trachea
Colostomy- opening into the colon

44
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-paresis

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slight paralysis/ weakening

45
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-pathy

A

Disease condition, emotion

46
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-penia

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decrease/ dificiency

47
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-pexy

A

surgical fixation

48
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-phage

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eat/ swallow

49
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-philia

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attraction for/ increase in cell #

50
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-physis

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to grow

51
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-plasia

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development/ formation/ growth

52
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-plasty

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surgical repair

53
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-plegia

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paralysis

54
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-pnea

A

breathing

55
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-poiesis

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formation

56
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-rhexis

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rupture

57
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-rrhage / -rrhagia

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bursting forth

58
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-rrhea

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discharge/ flow

59
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-scope

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Instrument for visual examination

60
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-scopy

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Visual examination

61
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-sis

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State of, condition

62
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-stalsis

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controlling/ stopping

63
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-stomy

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new opening to outside of body

64
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-therapy

A

treatment

65
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-thorax

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chest/ pleural cavity

66
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-tomy

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Incision, peocess of cutting into

67
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-trophy

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development/ nourishment

68
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-um, -us

A

structure/ thing/tissue

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