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Commonly Used Suffixes Flashcards

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1
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-algia

A

pain, suffering

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-asthenia

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weakness

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-cele

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hernia, protrusion

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-centesis

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surgical puncture to remove fluid

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-cidal

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killing

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-clasia

A

break

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-clasis

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break

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-clast

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break

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-clysis

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irrigating, washing

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-coccus

A

berry shaped (a form of bacterium)

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-crine

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separate, secrete

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-crit

A

to separate

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-cyte

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cell

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-desis

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fusion, to bind, tie together

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-drome

A

run, running

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-dctor

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to lead or pull

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-dynia

A

pain

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-ectasis

A

stretching out, dilation, expansion

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-ectomy

A

excision or surgical removal

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-ectopia

A

displacement

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-emesis

A

vomiting

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-emia

A

blood, blood condition

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-gen

A

producing, forming

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-genesis

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producing, forming

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-genic

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producing, forming

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-gnosis

A

a knowing

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-gram

A

record, x-ray

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-graph

A

instrument used to record

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-graphy

A

process of recording, x-ray filming

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-ictal

A

seizure, attack

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31
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-ism

A

state of

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-itis

A

inflammation

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-lepsy

A

seizure

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-logist

A

specialist

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-logy

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study of

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-lysis

A

destruction, reduce, separation

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-malacia

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softening

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-mani

A

madness, insane desire

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-megaly

A

enlargement

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-meter

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instrument used to measure

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-metry

A

measurement

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-morph

A

form, shape

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-old, ode

A

resembling

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-oma

A

tumor, mass

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-opia

A

vision (condition)

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-opsy

A

to view

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-oxia

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oxygen

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-paresis

A

slight paralysis

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-pathy

A

disease

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-penia

A

abnormal reduction in number, lack of

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-peps, pepsia

A

digestion

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-pexy

A

surgical fixation, suspension

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-phagia

A

eating, swallowing

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–philia

A

love

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-phily

A

love

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-phobia

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abnormal fear of, or aversion to, specific objects or things

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-phonia

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sound or voice

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-phoria

A

feeling

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-physis

A

growth

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-plasia

A

formation, development, a growth

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-plasm

A

growth, formation, substance

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-plasty

A

plastic or surgical repair

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-plegia

A

paralysis, stroke

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-pnea

A

breathing

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-porosis

A

lessening in density, porous condition

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-praxia

A

in front of, before

67
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-ptosis

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drooping, sagging, prolapse

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-ptysis

A

spitting

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-rrhage

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bursting forth, an abnormal excessive discharge or bleeding

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-rrhagia

A

bursting forth, an abnormal excessive discharge or bleeding

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-rrhaphy

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to suture or stitch

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-rrhea

A

flow or discharge

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-rrhexis

A

rupture

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-schisis

A

split, fissure

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-sclerosis

A

hardening

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-scope

A

instrument used for visual exam

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-scopic

A

visual exam

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-scopy

A

visual exam with an instrument

79
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-sepsis

A

infection

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-sis

A

state of

81
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-spasm

A

sudden involuntary muscle contraction

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-stalsis

A

contraction, constriction

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-stasis

A

control, stop, standing still

84
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-stat

A

to stop

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-stenosis

A

narrowing, constriction

86
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-stomy

A

new artificial opening

87
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-therapy

A

treatment

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-tome

A

instrument used to cut

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-tomy

A

cutting into, surgical incision

90
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-tripsy

A

crushing

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-trophy

A

nourishment

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-ule

A

little

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-uria

A

urine, urination

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