Common Suffixes Flashcards

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1
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algia

A

Pain

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2
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Ectomy

A

Removal of

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3
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Emia

A

Blood

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4
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Gram

A

To record or picture

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5
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Itis

A

inflammation or infection

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6
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logy

A

Science of

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7
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(o)scopy

A

Examining with a scope

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8
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(o)stomy

A

Creation of an opening

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9
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(o)tomy

A

Cutting into

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10
Q

pathy

A

Disease

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11
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phagia

A

Eating or swallowing

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12
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phasia

A

Speech

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13
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plegia

A

Paralysis

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14
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pnea

A

Breathing

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15
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uria

A

Urine

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16
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algesia

A

pain

17
Q

ia

A

state of having/ condition

18
Q

oma

A

tumor

19
Q

penia

A

decrease/deficiency

20
Q

plasty

A

surgical repair

21
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sis

A

state of/ condition