Medical Suffixes Flashcards by Jaylynn A

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-ac, -al, -an, -ar, -ary, -eal, -iac, -ic, -ical, -ile, -ine, -ior, -ous, -tic, -tory,

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Pertaining to

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-acusis, -cusis

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Hearing

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-ad

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Toward

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-agra

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Excessive pain

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-algesia

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Sensitive to pain

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-algia, -dynia

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Pain

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-apheresis

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Removal

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-apo

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Off, away

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-arche

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Beginning

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-arthria

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Articulate

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-ase

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Enzyme

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-asthenia

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Lack of strength

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-ation

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Process, condition

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-blast

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Embryonic, immature cells

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-blastoma

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Immature tumor (cells)

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-capnia

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Carbon dioxide

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-cele

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Hernia

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-centesis

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Surgical puncture to remove to remove fluid

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-chalasia

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Relaxation

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-chezia

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Defecation, elimination of wastes

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-cide

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Killing

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-clasis, -clast

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To break

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-clysis

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Irrigation, washing

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-coccus/-cocci

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Berry shaped bacterium

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-constriction

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Narrowing

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-crine

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Secrete, separate

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-crit

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Separate

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-cyesis

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Pregnancy

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-cyte

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Cell

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-cytosis

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Condition of cells

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-desis

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Bind, tied together

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-dilation, -ectasis, -ectasia

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Widening, stretching, expanding

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-dote

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To give

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-drone

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To run

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-itis

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Inflammation

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-itus, -ema, -ia

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Condition

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-ium

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Structure, tissue

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-kinesia, -kinesis

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Movement

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-lapse

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Slide, fall, sag

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-lemma

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Sheath, covering

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-lepsy

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Seizure

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-leptic

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Pertaining to seizing
Taking hold of

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-lexia

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Word, phrase

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-listhesis

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Slipping

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-ectomy

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Removal, excision

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-edema

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Swelling

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-elasma

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Flat plate

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-emesis

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Vomiting

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-emia

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Blood condition

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-emic

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Pertaining to blood condition

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-er

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One who

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-esis

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Action, state of

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-esthesia

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Nervous sensation

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-eurysm

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Widening

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-ferent

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To carry

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-fida

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Solute

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-form

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Resembling, shape of

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-fusion

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To pour, to come together

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-gen

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Substance that produce

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-genesis

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Producing, forming

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-genic

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Produce by/in

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-globin, -globulin

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Protein

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-grade

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To go

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-gram

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Record

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-graph

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Instrument for recording

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-graphy

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Process of recording

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-gravida

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Pregnant woman

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-hexia

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State of

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-iasis

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Abnormal condition

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-icle

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Small

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-in, -ine

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Substance

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-ion

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Process

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-ism

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Process, condition

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-ist

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Specialist

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-para

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Nearby

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-paresis

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Weakness

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-pareunia

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Sexual intercourse

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-parous

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To bear, bring forth

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-pastum

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Birth, labor

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-pathy

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Disease

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-penia

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Deficiency

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-phage

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Eat, swallow

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-phagia

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Condition of eating

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-phasia

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Speech