Common Suffixes Flashcards by Magi Hale

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-ac
cardiac

A

pertaining to

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-blast, -blasto, -blastic
myeloblast

A

bud, germ

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-cyte, -cytic
thrombocyte

A

cell

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-dynia
thoracodynia

A

pain, swelling

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-eal, -ial
esophageal

A

pertaining to

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-ectasis
Bronchiectasis

A

expansion, dilation

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-emia
anemia

A

blood condition

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-ia
hemophelia

A

condition

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-iasis
psoriasis

A

condition; formation of

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-ism
hypothyroidism

A

condition

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-ites, itis
arthritis

A

inflammation

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-ity
immunity

A

pertaining to

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-ium
epithelium

A

structure or tissue

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-lysis, -lytic
osteolytic

A

break down; destruction; dissolving

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-malacia
osteomalacia

A

softening

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-megaly
Cardiomegaly

A

enlargement

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-oid
arachnoid trabeculae

A

resembling

Q

-oma
angiosarcoma

A

tumor

Q

-osis
endometriosis

A

condition, usually abnormal

Q

-ous
aqueous

A

pertaining to

Q

-pathy
lymphadenopathy

A

disease

Q

-penia
thrombocytopenia

A

deficiency, lack of

Q

-phagia, -phagy
dysphagia

A

eating, swallowing

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-phasia
aphasia

A

speech

Q

-plasia, -plastic
hyperplasia

A

growth

Q

-plegia
hemiplegia

A

paralysis

Q

-pnea
sleep apnea

A

breathing

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-poiesis
hemopoiesis

A

production

Q

-ptosis
apoptosis

A

falling, drooping

Q

-rrhage, -rrhagic
hemorrhage

A

bleeding

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-rrhea
diarrhea

A

flow, discharge

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-sclerosis
arteriosclerosis

A

hardening

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-sis
agranulocytosis

A

condition

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-stasis
homeostasis

A

level, unchanging

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-trophy
hypertrophy

A

growth

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-uria
anuria

A

in the urine