Medical Terminology Suffixes Flashcards
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Q
-ac
-ad
-al
-ar
-ary
-ic
-ine
-on
-ous
-tic
-us
A
Pertaining to
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Q
-able
A
Capable
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Q
-age
A
related to
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Q
-algesia
-algia
-dynia
A
Pain
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Q
-ant
A
Forming
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Q
-ase
A
Enzyme
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Q
-asthenia
-paresis
A
weakness
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Q
-ate(d)
A
Use, Action
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Q
-betes
A
To go
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Q
-blast
A
immature cell, germ cell
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Q
-body
-some
A
body
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Q
-cele
A
hernia, tumor, swelling
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Q
-centesis
A
surgical puncture
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Q
-ceps
A
Head
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Q
-cide
A
to kill
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Q
-clasia
A
A breaking
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Q
-cle
A
Small
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Q
-clysis
A
Injection
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Q
-cope
A
Strike
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Q
-crit
A
to sperate
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Q
-culture
A
cultivation
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Q
-cusis
A
hearing
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Q
-cuspid
A
point
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Q
-cyesis
A
pregnancy
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-cyst
bladder
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-cyte
Cell
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-desis
Binding
28
-dipsia
thirst
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-drome
A course
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-ectasia
-ectasy
Dilation
31
-ectasis
Dilation, distension
32
-ectomy
Surgical excision
33
-edema
Swelling
34
-emesis
vomiting
35
-emia
Blood condition
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-er
relating to, one who
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-ergy
work
38
-esthesia
feeling
39
-form
shape
40
-fuge
to flee
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-gen
-genesis
-genic
-plasia
Formation, produce
42
-genes
Produce
43
-gila
glue
44
-globin
protein
45
-gnosis
knowledge
46
-grade
a step
47
-graft
Pencil, grafting knife
48
-gram
A weight, mark, record
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-graph
to write, record
50
graphy
recording
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-hexia
-ia
-iasis
-ism
-ity
-osis
-sis
Condition
52
-ide
Having a particular quality
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-in
Chemical, pertaining to
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-ing
Quality of
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-ion
process
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-ist
one who specializes
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-itis
inflammation
58
-ive
Nature of, quality of
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-kinesia
-kinesis
Motion
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-lalia
to talk
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-lemma
a sheath, rind
62
-lepsy
Seizure
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-lexia
Diction
64
-liter
Liter
65
-lith
Stone
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-logy
the study of
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-lymph
clear fluid
68
-lysis
destruction, to separate
69
-mania
Madness
70
-megaly
Enlargement, Large
71
-meter
Instrument to measure
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-metry
Measurement
73
-mnesia
Memory
74
-morph
Shape, Form
75
-noia
Mind
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-oid
resemble
77
-ole
opening
78
-oma
Tumor-
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-omion
Shoulder
80
-one
hormone
81
-opia
-opsia
Eye, Vision
82
-opsy
To view
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-or
one who, a doer
84
-ory
like, resemble
85
-orexia
Appetite
86
-ose
Like
87
-pathy
Disease
88
-penia
Lack of, deficiency
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-pepsia
To Digest
90
-pexy
Surgical Fixation
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-phagia
To Eat
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-phasia
To speak
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-pheresis
Removal
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-phil(ia)
Attraction
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-phobia
Fear
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-phoresis
To Carry
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-phragm
A fence
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-phraxis
to obstruct
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-phylaxis
Protection
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-physis
Grwoth
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-plakia
Plate
102
-plasm
A thing formed, plasma
103
-plasty
Surgical Repair
104
-plegia
Stroke, Paralysis
105
-pnea
Breathing
106
-poiesis
Formation
107
-praxia
Action
108
-ptosis
Prolapse, drooping
109
-ptysis
To spit, spitting
110
-puncture
to puncture
111
-rrhage
-rrhagia
To Burst Forth
112
-rrhaphy
Suture
113
rrhea
Flow, discharge
114
-rrhexis
Rupture
115
-scope
instrument
116
-scopy
To view, examine
117
-sepsis
Decay
118
-spasm
Tension, contraction
119
-stalsis
-systole
contraction
120
-stasis
control, stopping
121
-staxis
Dripping, trickling
122
-sthenia
Strength
123
-stomy
new opening
124
-taxia
order
125
-therapy
Treatment
126
-thermy
Heat
127
-tome
instrument to cut
128
-tomy
incision
129
-tone
tension
130
-tripsy
Crushing
131
-troph(y)
Nourish, development
132
-type
type
133
-um
tissue
134
-ure
Process
135
-uria
urine
136
-y
Condition, pertaining to
