MEDICAL SUFFIXES Flashcards
1
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-able
A
able to
2
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-algia
A
pain
3
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-cele
A
hernia
4
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-centesis
A
surgical puncture
5
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-cide
A
destructive, killing
6
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-cule
A
little
7
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-cyte
A
cell
8
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-ectasia
A
expansion, dilation
9
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-ectomy
A
excision
10
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-emia
A
blood
11
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-esis
A
action
12
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-form
A
shaped like
13
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-genesis
A
origin, formation
14
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-graph
A
writing
15
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-iasis, -ism
A
condition
16
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-itis
A
inflammation