Common Suffixes Flashcards by David Friesen

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Ac

A

Pertaining to

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-lysis

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breakdown

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-malacia

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softening

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-megaly

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enlargement

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-oma

A

mass/tumor

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-opsy

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process of viewing

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-osis

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abnormal condition

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-partum

A

birth

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-pathy

A

disease condition

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-penia

A

deficiency

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-phasia

A

speech

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-plasmm, -plasia

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formation growth

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-plasty

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surgical repair

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-pnea

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breathing

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-rrhage, -rrhhagia

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excess bloodflow

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-sclerosis

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hardening

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-scopy

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process of visualization

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-spasm

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constriction

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-sis

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condition

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-stenosis

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narrowing

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-stomy

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opening

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-tension

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pressure

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-algia

A

Pain

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-centesis

A

Surgical puncture to remove fluid

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-ectomy

A

Process of cutting out, removal

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-tomy

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Incision, process of cutting into

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Coccus, cocci

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Bacterium

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-cyte

A

Cell

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-emia

A

Blood condition

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-emesis

A

Vommiting

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-gen, -genisis

A

Production,formation

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-globin

A

Protein

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-graphy

A

To record

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-graph, -gram

A

Record

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-ism

A

Condition, process

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-ist

A

Specialist

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-itis

A

Inflammation

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-lith

A

Stone

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-logy

A

Study of

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ic

A

Pertaining to

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ical

A

Pertaining to

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al

A

Pertaining to

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an

A

Pertaining to

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ar

A

Pertaining to

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ary

A

Pertaining to

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eal

A

Pertaining to

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genic

A

Pertaining to

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oid

A

Pertaining to

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ous

A

Pertaining to

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tic

A

Pertaining to

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-ation

A

process, condition

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-dispia

A

thirst

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-lapse

A

fall

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-mission

A

send

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-mortem

A

death

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-partum

A

birth

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-phagia

A

swallow/eat

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-phasia

A

speak

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-plasia

A

formation

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-plasm

A

formation

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-plegia

A

paralysis

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-trophy

A

development

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-um

A

structure

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-y

A

process/condition