medical terminology suffixes Flashcards
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-algia
A
pain
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-asthenia
A
weakness
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-desis
A
binding, fusion
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-dynia
A
pain
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-esthesia
A
sensation
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-kinesia, -kinesis
A
movement
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-phobia
A
fear
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-phonia
A
sound
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-phoria
A
feeling, carrying
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-cele
A
hernia
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-cytosis
A
condition of cells
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-ectasia, -ecstasis
A
expansion, dilation
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-edema
A
swelling
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-ema
A
condition
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-emesis
A
vomiting
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-iasis
A
pathological condition or state, presence of
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-ism
A
condition, disease
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-itis (pl. -ites)
A
inflammation
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-lepsy
A
seizures
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-leptic
A
pertaining to seizures
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-llithiasis
A
presence of stones
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-mania
A
obsession, madness
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-megaly
A
enlargement
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-oma (pl. omae)
A
tumor, neoplasm
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-opia, -opsia
vision
26
-osis (pl. -oses)
condition, state, process
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-paresis
slight paralysis, feelings of numbness and tingling
28
-pathy
abnormal condition, disease process
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-penia
deficiency, small, fever
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-philia
attraction, affinity for
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-phrenia
of the mind
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-phthisis
wasting away
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-physis
groeing
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-plegia
paralysis
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-plegic
pertaining to paralysis
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-ptosis
falling down, drooping
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-rrhea
to flow or discharge
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-rrhagia
excessive bleeding (amount/frequency)
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-rrhexis
rupture
40
-trophic
pertaining to nutrition
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-trophy
nutrition
42
-blast
immature, forming
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-cidal, -cide
destroying, killing
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-crine
secreting
45
-malacia
softening
46
-para
bearing, given birth
47
-parous
bearing, producing offspring
48
-pepsia
digestion
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-phage, -phagia
eating, devouring
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-phasia
speakinig
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-phasia
speaking
52
-phoresis
carrying
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-plasia
formation, development, growth
54
-plastic
forming
55
-pnea
breath
56
-poiesis
production, formation
57
-poietic
pertaining to production
58
-poietin
substance that produces
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-porosis
lessening in density
60
-rrhage
discharging heavily
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-rrhea
a flowing, a flux
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-schisis
splitting
63
-somnia
sleep
64
-spasm
contraction
65
-stalsis
contraction
66
-stasis
stopping, constant, static
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-stenosis
narrowing
68
-cyte
cell
69
-derma
skin
70
-emia
blood
71
-emic
relating to blood
72
-globin, -globulin
protein
73
-oxia
oxygen
74
-plakia
plaque
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-plasm, -plasia
thing formed, growth
76
-uria
urine
77
-centesis
surgical puncture to remove fluid
78
-ectomy
removal of part or all of an organ or body part
79
-lysis
destruction of
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-lytic
pertaining to destruction
81
-pexy
fixation, usually done surgically
82
-plasty
surgical repair
83
-rrhaphy
surgical suturing
84
-static, -stasis
maintaining a state
85
-stomy
opening
86
-tome
cutting instrument, segment
87
-tomy
cutting operation, incision
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-tripsy
crushing
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-crit
separate
90
-gen
producer
91
-genesis
origin
92
-genic
produced by
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-gram
a recording
94
-graph
recording instrument
95
-graphy
process of recording
96
-meter
measuring device
97
-metry
measurement
98
-opsy
view of
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-pheresis
removal
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-phil
attraction, affinity of
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-scope
instrument for visual examination
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-scopy
use of an instrument for viewing
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-ad
toward
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-clast, -clasis
break, fracture
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-form
in the shape of a-ic
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-ic
pertaining to
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-ics
treatment, practice, body of knowledge
108
-logist
one who studeis
109
-logy
study, practice
110
-oid
like, resembling
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-phylaxsis
protection, prevention
112
-plegic
pertaining to paralysis
113
-stat
agent to maintain a state of equilibrium
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-tropia
turning
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-tropic
turning toward
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-tropy
attracted to target structures
117
-version
turning
