Common Suffixes Flashcards by Makenzie Mays

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-algia/-dynia

A

pain

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-cele

A

hernia

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-centesis

A

surgical puncture to remove fluid

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-coccus

A

berry-shaped bacterium

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-cocci

A

plural bacteria

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-cyte

A

bacteria

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-ectomy

A

excision, removal, resection

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-emia

A

blood condition

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-genesis

A

condition of producing, forming

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-gram

A

record

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-graph

A

instrument for recording

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-graphy

A

process of recording

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-itis

A

inflammation

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-logy

A

study of

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-lysis

A

breakdown, destruction, separation

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-malacia

A

softening

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-megaly

A

enlargement

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-oma

A

tumor, mass, collection of fluid

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-opsy

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to view

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-osis

A

condition, usually abnormal

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-pathy

A

disease condition

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-penia

A

deficiency

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-phobia

A

fear

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-plasia

A

development, formation, growth

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-plasty

A

surgical repair

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-ptosis

A

drooping, falling, prolapse

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-rrhea

A

flow, discharge

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-sclerosis

A

hardening

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-scope

A

instrument for visual examination

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-stasis

A

controlling, stopping

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-stomy

A

opening to form a mouth (stoma)

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-therapy

A

treatment

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-tomy

A

incision, cutting into

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-trophy

A

development, nourishment

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-er

A

one who

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-ia

A

condition

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-ist

A

specialist

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-ole/-ule

A

little, small

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-um/-ium

A

structure, tissue

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-us

A

structure, substance

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-y

A

condition, process

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-ac/-iac/-al/-ar/-ary/-eal/-ic/-ical/-ous/-tic

A

pertaining to

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-genic

A

pertaining to, producing, produced by or in

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-oid

A

resembling, derived from

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-ose

A

pertaining to, full of