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Medical Terminology Suffixes Flashcards

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-ac
-ad
-al
-ar
-ary
-ic
-ine
-on
-ous
-tic
-us

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Pertaining to

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-able

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Capable

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-age

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related to

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-algesia
-algia
-dynia

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Pain

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-ant

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Forming

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-ase

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Enzyme

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-asthenia
-paresis

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weakness

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-ate(d)

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Use, Action

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-betes

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To go

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-blast

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immature cell, germ cell

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-body
-some

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body

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-cele

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hernia, tumor, swelling

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-centesis

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surgical puncture

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-ceps

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Head

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-cide

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to kill

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-clasia

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A breaking

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-cle

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Small

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-clysis

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Injection

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-cope

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Strike

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-crit

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to sperate

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21
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-culture

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cultivation

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-cusis

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hearing

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-cuspid

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point

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-cyesis

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pregnancy

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-cyst

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bladder

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-cyte

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Cell

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-desis

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Binding

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-dipsia

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thirst

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-drome

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A course

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-ectasia
-ectasy

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Dilation

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-ectasis

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Dilation, distension

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-ectomy

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Surgical excision

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33
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-edema

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Swelling

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-emesis

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vomiting

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-emia

A

Blood condition

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36
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-er

A

relating to, one who

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37
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-ergy

A

work

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38
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-esthesia

A

feeling

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-form

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shape

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-fuge

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to flee

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41
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-gen
-genesis
-genic
-plasia

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Formation, produce

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42
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-genes

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Produce

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43
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-gila

A

glue

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44
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-globin

A

protein

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-gnosis

A

knowledge

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46
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-grade

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a step

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47
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-graft

A

Pencil, grafting knife

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48
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-gram

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A weight, mark, record

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49
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-graph

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to write, record

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graphy

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recording

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-hexia
-ia
-iasis
-ism
-ity
-osis
-sis

A

Condition

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52
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-ide

A

Having a particular quality

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53
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-in

A

Chemical, pertaining to

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54
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-ing

A

Quality of

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-ion

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process

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-ist

A

one who specializes

57
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-itis

A

inflammation

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-ive

A

Nature of, quality of

59
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-kinesia
-kinesis

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Motion

60
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-lalia

A

to talk

61
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-lemma

A

a sheath, rind

62
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-lepsy

A

Seizure

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-lexia

A

Diction

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-liter

A

Liter

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-lith

A

Stone

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-logy

A

the study of

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-lymph

A

clear fluid

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-lysis

A

destruction, to separate

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-mania

A

Madness

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-megaly

A

Enlargement, Large

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-meter

A

Instrument to measure

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-metry

A

Measurement

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-mnesia

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Memory

74
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-morph

A

Shape, Form

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-noia

A

Mind

76
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-oid

A

resemble

77
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-ole

A

opening

78
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-oma

A

Tumor-

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-omion

A

Shoulder

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-one

A

hormone

81
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-opia
-opsia

A

Eye, Vision

82
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-opsy

A

To view

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-or

A

one who, a doer

84
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-ory

A

like, resemble

85
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-orexia

A

Appetite

86
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-ose

A

Like

87
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-pathy

A

Disease

88
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-penia

A

Lack of, deficiency

89
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-pepsia

A

To Digest

90
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-pexy

A

Surgical Fixation

91
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-phagia

A

To Eat

92
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-phasia

A

To speak

93
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-pheresis

A

Removal

94
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-phil(ia)

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Attraction

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-phobia

A

Fear

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-phoresis

A

To Carry

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-phragm

A

A fence

98
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-phraxis

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to obstruct

99
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-phylaxis

A

Protection

100
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-physis

A

Grwoth

101
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-plakia

A

Plate

102
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-plasm

A

A thing formed, plasma

103
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-plasty

A

Surgical Repair

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-plegia

A

Stroke, Paralysis

105
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-pnea

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Breathing

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-poiesis

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Formation

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-praxia

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Action

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-ptosis

A

Prolapse, drooping

109
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-ptysis

A

To spit, spitting

110
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-puncture

A

to puncture

111
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-rrhage
-rrhagia

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To Burst Forth

112
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-rrhaphy

A

Suture

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rrhea

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Flow, discharge

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-rrhexis

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Rupture

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-scope

A

instrument

116
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-scopy

A

To view, examine

117
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-sepsis

A

Decay

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-spasm

A

Tension, contraction

119
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-stalsis
-systole

A

contraction

120
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-stasis

A

control, stopping

121
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-staxis

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Dripping, trickling

122
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-sthenia

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Strength

123
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-stomy

A

new opening

124
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-taxia

A

order

125
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-therapy

A

Treatment

126
Q

-thermy

A

Heat

127
Q

-tome

A

instrument to cut

128
Q

-tomy

A

incision

129
Q

-tone

A

tension

130
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-tripsy

A

Crushing

131
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-troph(y)

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Nourish, development

132
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-type

A

type

133
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-um

A

tissue

134
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-ure

A

Process

135
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-uria

A

urine

136
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-y

A

Condition, pertaining to

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