Etymology Suffixes Flashcards
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-ac(o)usia, -ac(o)usis
A
hearing
2
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-ago, -igo
A
disease
3
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-agra
A
violent pain
4
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-al, -ar, -ary
A
pertaining to
5
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-algesia
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excessive sensitivity to pain
6
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-algia
A
pain
7
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-angio
A
vessel
8
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-aphia
A
touch
9
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-ase
A
denotes an enzyme
10
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-asthenia
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weakness; loss of strength
11
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-asthesia
A
feeling
12
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-ate
A
denotes the salt of an acid ending in ‘ic’
13
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-auxe
A
enlargement
14
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-avivo
A
without life
15
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-be
A
life; organism
16
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-blast
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embryonic cell
17
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-cele
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swelling; herniation; sac-like dilation
18
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-centesis
A
surgical puncture
19
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-cerus, -ceros
A
corn; horn
20
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-cide
A
a killer; destroyer
21
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-clasis
A
breaking up; dissolution
22
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-clastic
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pertaining to dissolution
23
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-clysis
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irrigation; washing
24
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-col
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glue; jelly; gelatin
25
-cyesis
pregnancy
26
-cyte
cell
27
-derm
layer of tissue
28
-dipsia
thirst
29
-duct
to lead or draw
30
-eal
pertaining to
31
-ectasia, -estasis
expansion; dilatation; stretching
32
-ectomy
a cutting out; surgical removal or excision
33
-extopia, -ectopy
displacement; malposition
34
-edema
swelling
35
-emesis
vomiting
36
-emia
blood condition; of the blood
37
-esthesia
sensation; feeling
38
-form
resemblance
39
-gen
producer
40
-genesis
production; development; formation
41
-genic
producing; causing; forming
42
-geus(t)ia
geusis; taste
43
-gon
angled figure
44
-grade
trend; current; progression
45
-gram
visual record
46
-graph(y)
visualization; machine; instrument for recording
47
-hemia
blood condition
48
-ia
pathological condition
49
-iasis, -iosis
a process, condition, or state
50
-iatrics, -iatry
healing; medical art
51
-ic
pertaining to
52
-ism
condition
53
-ist
one who specializes in
54
-itis
inflammation
55
-kinesia
movement
56
-lepsy
seizure
57
-lith, -lite
stone; calculus
58
-logy, -ology
study of; science of
59
-lysis
breaking down; loosening; destruction
60
-malacia
softening
61
-mania
madness; insane desire
62
-megaly
enlargement
63
-meter
instrument for measuring
64
-metry
measurement
65
-odia
smell
66
-odynia
pain
67
-oid
resembling; like
68
-ol, -oleum
oil
69
-ologist
one who studies
70
-oma, -oncus
tumor; new growth
71
-opia, -opsia, -opsy
vision
72
-orexia, -orexis
appetite
73
-orrhagia
rapid discharge; hemorrhage
74
-orrhaphy, -rraphy
suture
75
-orrhea
flow; discharge
76
-orrhexis
rupture
77
-ose
denotes a sugar or carbohydrate
78
-osis
action of; condition of; abnormal condition
79
-osphresia, -osphresis, -osmia
smell
80
-ostomy
formation of a new opening
81
-otomy
incision; cutting into
82
-ous
pertaining to; containing
83
-pathy
disease
84
-penia
deficiency; poverty; insufficiency; lack
85
-pepsia
digestion
86
-phage, -phagia, -phagy
to eat; devour; swallowing
87
-phile
lover
88
-phobia
abnormal fear; morbid fear
89
-phore
bearer
90
-phoria
feeling; bearing
91
-phyma
swelling
92
-plasia
formation; development
93
-plasm
formed substance
94
-plasty
surgical repair; plastic surgery
95
-plegia
stroke; paralysis
96
-pexy
surgical fixation
97
-pnea
breathing
98
-poiesis
formation; generation
99
-ptosis
a falling; prolapse; sagging
100
-rhage, -rrhagi
discharge; a bursting forth
101
-rhea, -rrae, -rrhea
abnormal or excessive flow; non-blood discharge
102
-schisis
splitting
103
-sclerosis
hardening
104
-scope
instrument for (visual) examination
105
-scopy
see; examination
106
-sepsis
infection
107
-some
body
108
-spasm
spasm; twitching
109
-stasis
standing still; position; stopping; controlling; checking
110
-stat
stationary; set; devise to check or stop
111
-staxis
discharge by drops
112
-stenosis
stricture
113
-stomy
surgical formation of an orifice
114
-taxis
movement in response to stimulus
115
-therapy
treatment
116
-thrix
thread
117
-tome
instrument to cut
118
-tomy
surgical incision
119
-tripsy
surgical crushing
120
-trophy
nourish; development
121
-tropic, -trope
a turning
122
-uria
urine; condition of urine
123
-vivo
life
124
vitro
artificial life
