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Medical Suffixes Flashcards

Fill in or match the correct meaning for each medical suffix.

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  1. megal(o) is a suffix that means _____.
  2. phag(o) is a suffix that means _____.
  3. myc(o) is a suffix that means _____.
  4. opsy is a suffix that means _____.

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A. fungus

B. examination

C. eat, destroy

D. large

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  1. megal(o) is a suffix that means _____. (D)
  2. phag(o) is a suffix that means _____. (C)
  3. myc(o) is a suffix that means _____. (A)
  4. opsy is a suffix that means _____. (B)

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A. fungus

B. examination

C. eat, destroy

D. large

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  1. osis is a suffix that means _____.
  2. emia is a suffix that means _____.
  3. peps, pept is a suffix that means _____.
  4. gram, graph is a suffix that means _____.

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A. write, record

B. digest

C. condition

D. blood

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  1. osis is a suffix that means _____. (C)
  2. emia is a suffix that means _____. (D)
  3. peps, pept is a suffix that means _____. (B)
  4. gram, graph is a suffix that means _____. (A)

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A. write, record

B. digest

C. condition

D. blood

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  1. phob(ia) is a suffix that means _____.
  2. path(o) is a suffix that means _____.
  3. plasty is a suffix that means _____.
  4. scopy is a suffix that means _____.

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A. disease

B. fear

C. examination

D. repair

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  1. phob(ia) is a suffix that means _____. (B)
  2. path(o) is a suffix that means _____. (A)
  3. plasty is a suffix that means _____. (D)
  4. scopy is a suffix that means _____. (C)

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A. disease

B. fear

C. examination

D. repair

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  1. tox(i) is a suffix that means _____.
  2. scope is a suffix that means _____.
  3. penia is a suffix that means _____.
  4. gen is a suffix that means _____.

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A. become, originate

B. deficient, deficiency

C. poison

D. instrument

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  1. tox(i) is a suffix that means _____. (C)
  2. scope is a suffix that means _____. (D)
  3. penia is a suffix that means _____. (B)
  4. gen is a suffix that means _____. (A)

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A. become, originate

B. deficient, deficiency

C. poison

D. instrument

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  1. rhag is a suffix that means _____.
  2. oma is a suffix that means _____.
  3. ectomy is a suffix that means _____.
  4. itis is a suffix that means _____.

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A. break, burst

B. inflammation

C. tumor

D. excision (removal by cutting)

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  1. rhag is a suffix that means _____. (A)
  2. oma is a suffix that means _____. (C)
  3. ectomy is a suffix that means _____. (D)
  4. itis is a suffix that means _____. (B)

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A. break, burst

B. inflammation

C. tumor

D. excision (removal by cutting)

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  1. malac is a suffix that means _____.
  2. pnea is a suffix that means _____.
  3. pleg(ia) is a suffix that means _____.
  4. iatr(o) is a suffix that means _____.
  5. lys(is) is a suffix that means _____.

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A. dissolve

B. doctor

C. breathing

D. soft

E. paralysis

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  1. malac is a suffix that means _____. (D)
  2. pnea is a suffix that means _____. (C)
  3. pleg(ia) is a suffix that means _____. (E)
  4. iatr(o) is a suffix that means _____. (B)
  5. lys(is) is a suffix that means _____. (A)

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A. dissolve

B. doctor

C. breathing

D. soft

E. paralysis

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ectomy is a suffix that means _____.

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ectomy is a suffix that means _____.

“excision (removal by cutting)”

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emia is a suffix that means _____.

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emia is a suffix that means _____.

“blood”

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gen is a suffix that means _____.

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gen is a suffix that means _____.

“become, originate”

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gram, graph is a suffix that means _____.

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gram, graph is a suffix that means _____.

“write, record”

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iatr(o) is a suffix that means _____.

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iatr(o) is a suffix that means _____.

“doctor”

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itis is a suffix that means _____.

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itis is a suffix that means _____.

“inflammation”

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lys(is) is a suffix that means _____.

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lys(is) is a suffix that means _____.

“dissolve”

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malac is a suffix that means _____.

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malac is a suffix that means _____.

“soft”

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megal(o) is a suffix that means _____.

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megal(o) is a suffix that means _____.

“large”

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myc(o) is a suffix that means _____.

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myc(o) is a suffix that means _____.

“fungus”

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oma is a suffix that means _____.

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oma is a suffix that means _____.

“tumor”

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opsy is a suffix that means _____.

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opsy is a suffix that means _____.

“examination”

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osis is a suffix that means _____.

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osis is a suffix that means _____.

“condition”

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path(o) is a suffix that means _____.

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path(o) is a suffix that means _____.

“disease”

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penia is a suffix that means _____.

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penia is a suffix that means _____.

“deficient, deficiency”

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peps, pept is a suffix that means _____.

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peps, pept is a suffix that means _____.

“digest”

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phag(o) is a suffix that means _____.

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phag(o) is a suffix that means _____.

“eat, destroy”

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phob(ia) is a suffix that means _____.

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phob(ia) is a suffix that means _____.

“fear”

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**plasty** is a suffix that means \_\_\_\_\_.
**plasty** is a suffix that means \_\_\_\_\_. ## Footnote **"repair"**
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**pleg(ia)** is a suffix that means \_\_\_\_\_.
**pleg(ia)** is a suffix that means \_\_\_\_\_. ## Footnote **"paralysis"**
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**pnea** is a suffix that means \_\_\_\_\_.
**pnea** is a suffix that means \_\_\_\_\_. ## Footnote **"breathing"**
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**rhag** is a suffix that means \_\_\_\_\_.
**rhag** is a suffix that means \_\_\_\_\_. ## Footnote **"break, burst"**
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**rhe** is a suffix that means \_\_\_\_\_.
**rhe** is a suffix that means \_\_\_\_\_. ## Footnote **"flow"**
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**scler(o)** is a suffix that means \_\_\_\_\_.
**scler(o)** is a suffix that means \_\_\_\_\_. ## Footnote **"hard"**
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**scope** is a suffix that means \_\_\_\_\_.
**scope** is a suffix that means \_\_\_\_\_. ## Footnote **"instrument"**
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**scopy** is a suffix that means \_\_\_\_\_.
**scopy** is a suffix that means \_\_\_\_\_. ## Footnote **"examination"**
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**stom** is a suffix that means \_\_\_\_\_.
**stom** is a suffix that means \_\_\_\_\_. ## Footnote **"mouth, opening"**
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**tomy** is a suffix that means \_\_\_\_\_.
**tomy** is a suffix that means \_\_\_\_\_. ## Footnote **"incision (operation by cutting)"**
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**tox(i)** is a suffix that means \_\_\_\_\_.
**tox(i)** is a suffix that means \_\_\_\_\_. ## Footnote **poison**

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