Common Suffixes Flashcards

1
Q

Fear of

A

-phobia

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2
Q

Blood Condition

A

-emia

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3
Q

Drooping, prolapse, sagging, falling down

A

-ptosis

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4
Q

Growth or development

A

-trophy

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5
Q

Hardening

A

sclerosis

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6
Q

Disease, emotion

A

-pathy

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7
Q

Process of recording

A

-graphy

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8
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Paralysis, stroke, palsy

A

-plegia

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9
Q

To burst forth, bursting forth

A

-rrhage

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10
Q

To form

A

-genesis, -genic

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11
Q

Flow or discharge

A

-rrhea

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12
Q

Cutting out

A

-ectomy

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13
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Protrusion, hernia, tumor, swelling

A

-cele

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14
Q

New opening

A

-stomy

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15
Q

involuntary movement

A

-spasm

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16
Q

To use

A

ate,- ize

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17
Q

Surgical fixation

A

-pexy, -pexis

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18
Q

The study of a specific field

A

-ology

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19
Q

Process of measuring

A

-metry

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20
Q

To suture or fixate

A

-rrhaphy

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21
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Enlargement

22
Q

Process of visual examination

23
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To write, record, instrument for recording

24
Q

Pertaining to

A

-ac, -ic, -al, -ous, -tic, -is, -ar, -ary, -ior, -eal

25
Q

Instrument used to measure

26
Q

Pain

A

-algia, -dynia

27
Q

Abnormal cell condition (too many)

28
Q

Formation

29
Q

To view

30
Q

Specialist

31
Q

Shape

32
Q

Skin

33
Q

Tumor, mass, fluid collection

34
Q

Breakdown, destruction, separation, loosening, dissolution

35
Q

Cutting into

36
Q

Instrument used to examine

37
Q

Weight, mark, record

38
Q

Condition of

A

-esis, -ia, -iasis, -ism, -ity, -osis, -sis, -tion, -y

39
Q

Reconstruction or shaping

40
Q

Breathing

41
Q

To swallow or to eat

42
Q

To vomit

43
Q

Softening

44
Q

Artificial or surgical opening

A

-ostomy, -stomy, -tomy

45
Q

Inflammation

46
Q

Binding

47
Q

cell

48
Q

Lack of or deficiency

49
Q

Protein

50
Q

Surgical puncture