medical Terminology Suffixes Flashcards
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-ac
A
pertaining to
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-act
A
to act
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-ad
A
pertaining to
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-age
A
related to
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-al
A
pertaining to
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-algesia
A
condition of pain
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-algia
A
pain, ache
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-ant
A
forming
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-ar
A
pertaining to
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-arche
A
beginning
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-ary
A
pertaining to
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-ase
A
enzyme
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-asthenia
A
weakness
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-ate, -ate (d)
A
use, action, having the form of, possessing
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-betes
A
to go
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-blast
A
immature cell, germ cell, embryonic cell
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-body
A
body
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-cele
A
hernia, tumor, swelling
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-centesis
A
surgical puncture
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-ceps
A
head
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-cide
A
to kill
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-clasia
A
a breaking
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-clasis
A
crushing, breaking up
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-cle
A
small
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-clysis
injection
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-cope
strike
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-crit
to separate
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-culture
cultivation
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-cusis
hearing
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-cuspid
point
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-cyesis
pregnancy
32
-cyst
bladder, sac
33
-cyte
cell
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-derma
skin
35
-dermis
skin
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-desis
binding
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-dipsia
thirst
38
-drone
course
39
-dynia
pain, ache
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-ectasia
dilatation
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-ectasis
dilatation, dilation, stretching, expansion
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-ectasy
dilation
43
-ectomy
surgical excision, surgical removal, resection
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-edema
swelling
45
-emesis
vomiting
46
-emia
blood condition
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-er
relating to, one who
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-ergy
work
49
-esis
condition
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-esthesia
feeling
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-form
shape
52
-fuge
to flee
53
-gen
formation, produce
54
-genes
produce
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-genesis
formation, produce
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-genic
formation, produce
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-glia
glue
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-globin
protein
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-gnosis
knowledge
60
-grade
step
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-graft
pencil, grafting knife
62
-gram
weight, mark, record
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-graph
to write, record, instrument for recording
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-graphy
recording
65
-hexia
condition
66
-ia
condition
67
-iasis
condition
68
-iatrics
treatment
69
-iatry
treatment
70
-ic
pertaining to
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-ician
specialist
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-ide
having a particular quality
73
-ile
pertaining to
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-in
substance
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-ine
pertaining to, substance
76
-ing
quality of
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-ion
process
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-ior
pertaining to
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-is
pertaining to
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-ism
condition
81
-ist
one who specializes, agent
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-itis
inflammation
83
-ity
condition
84
-ive
nature of, quality of
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-ize
to make, to treat or combine with
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-kinesia
motion, movement
87
-kinesis
motion, movement
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-lalia
to talk
89
-lemma
sheath, rind
90
-lepsy
seizure
91
-lexia
diction, word, phrase
92
-liter
liter
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-lith
stone
94
-logy
study of
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-lymph
clear fluid, serum, pale fluid
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-lysis
destruction, separation, breakdown, loosening, dissolution
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-malacia
softening
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-mania
madness
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-megaly
enlargement, large
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-meter
instrument to measure
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-metry
measurement
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-mnesia
memory
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-morph
form, shape
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-noia
mind
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-oid
resemble, like, similar
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-ole
opening, small
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-oma
tumor, mass, fluid collection
108
-omion
shoulder
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-on
pertaining to
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-one
hormone
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-opia
sight vision
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-opsia
sight, vision
113
-opsy
to view
114
-or
one who, doer
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-orexia
appetite
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-ose
pertaining to
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-osis
condition (usually abnormal)
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-ous
pertaining to
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-oxia
oxygen
120
-paresis
weakness
121
-pathy
disease, emotion
122
-penia
lack of, deficiency, abnormal reduction
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-pepsia
to digest
124
-pexy
surgical fixation
125
-phagia
to eat, to swallow
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-phasia
to speak, speech
127
-pheresis
removal, remove
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-phil
attraction
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-philia
attraction
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-phobia
fear
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-phoresis
to carry
132
-phragm
fence
133
-phraxis
to obstruct
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-phylaxis
protection
135
-physis
growth
136
-plakia
plate
137
-plasia
formation, produce
138
-plasm
thing formed, plasma
139
-plasty
surgical repair
140
-plegia
stroke, paralysis, palsy
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-able
capable
