Medical Suffixes Unlearned Flashcards
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-able
A
capable
2
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-ad
A
pertaining to
3
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-age
A
related to
4
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-algesia
A
pain
5
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-ant
A
forming
6
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-ar
A
pertaining to
7
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-ary
A
pertaining to
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-asthenia
A
weakness
9
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-ated
A
use, action
10
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-betes
A
to go
11
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-blast
A
immature cell, germ cell
12
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-body
A
body
13
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-cele
A
hernia, tumor, swelling
14
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-centesis
A
surgical puncture
15
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-ceps
A
head
16
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-clasia
A
a breaking
17
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-clave
A
a key
18
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-cle
A
small
19
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-clysis
A
injection
20
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-cope
A
strike
21
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-crit
A
to seperate
22
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culture
A
cultivation
23
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-cusis
A
hearing
24
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-cuspid
A
point
25
-derma
skin
26
-cyeses
pregnancy
27
-cyst
bladder
28
-dermis
skin
29
-desis
binding
30
-philia
attraction
31
-ia
condition
32
-phobia
fear
33
-iasis
condition
34
-phoresis
to carry
35
-ic
pertaining to
36
-phragm
a fence
37
-ide
having a particular quality
38
-phraxis
to obstruct
39
-in
chemical, pertaining to
40
-phylaxis
protection
41
-ine
pertaining to
42
-physis
growth
43
-ing
quality of
44
-plakia
plate
45
-ion
process
46
-plasia
formation
47
-ism
condition
48
-plasm
a thing formed, plasma
49
-dipsia
thrist
50
-drome
a course
51
-dynia
pain
52
-ectasia
dilation
53
-ectasis
dilation, distension
54
-ectasy
dilation
55
-edema
swelling
56
-emesis
vomiting
57
-er
relating to, one who
58
-ergy
work
59
-esthesia
feeling
60
-form
shape
61
-fuge
to flee
62
-gen
formation, produce
63
-genes
produce
64
-genesis
formation, produce
65
-glia
glue
66
-globin
protein
67
-gnosis
knowledge
68
-grade
a step
69
-graft
pencil, grafting knife
70
-gram
a weight, mark or record
71
-graph
to write, record
72
-graphy
recording
73
-hexia
condition
74
-ist
one who specializes
75
-ity
condition
76
-ive
nature of, quality of
77
-kinesia
motion
78
-kinesis
motion
79
-lalia
to talk
80
-lemma
a sheath, rind
81
-lepsy
seizure
82
-lexia
diction
83
-liter
liter
84
-lith
stone
85
-lymph
clear fluid
86
-lysis
destruction, to seperate
87
-malacia
softening
88
-mania
madness
89
-meter
instrument to measure
90
-meter
measurement
91
-mnesia
memory
92
-morph
form, shape
93
-noia
mind
94
-oid
resemble
95
-ole
opening
96
-omion
shoulder
97
-on
pertaining to
98
-one
hormone
99
-opia
eye, vision
100
-opsia
eye, vision
101
-opsy
to view
102
-or
one who, a doer
103
-orexia
appetite
104
-ory
like, resemble
105
-ose
like
106
-paresis
weakness
107
-pathy
disease
108
-penia
lack of, deficiency
109
-pepsia
to digest
110
-pexy
surgical fixation
111
-phagia
to eat
112
-phasia
to speak
113
-pheresis
removal
114
-plegia
stroke, paralysis
115
-pnea
breathing
116
-poiesis
formation
117
-praxia
action
118
-ptosis
prolapse, drooping
119
-ptysis
to spit, spitting
120
-puncture
to pierce
121
-rrhage
to burst forth
122
-rrhagia
to burst forth
123
-rrhaphy
suture
124
-rrhea
flow, discharge
125
-rrhexis
rupture
126
-scopy
to view, examine
127
-sepsis
decay
128
-sis
condition
129
-some
body
130
-spasm
tension, contraction
131
-stalsis
contraction
132
-stasis
control, stopping
133
-staxis
dripping, trickling
134
-sthenia
strength
135
-stomy
new opening
136
-systole
contraction
137
-taxia
order
138
-therapy
treatment
139
-thermy
heat
140
-tic
pertaining to
141
-tome
instrument to cut
142
-tomy
incision
143
-tone
tension
144
-tripsy
crushing
145
-trophy
nourish, development
146
-type
type
147
-um
tissue
148
-ure
process
149
-uria
urine
150
-us
pertaining to
151
-y
condition, pertaining to
