Medical Terminology Suffixes Flashcards
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-a
A
noun ending
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-ac
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pertaining to
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-ad
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toward
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-al
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pertaining to
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-algesia
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sensitivity to pain
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-algia
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pain; suffering
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-an
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characteristic of
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-ar
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pertaining to
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-arche
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beginning
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-ary
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pertaining to
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-ase
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enzyme
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-assay
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to evaluate
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-asthenia
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loss of strength
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-ate
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something that
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-blast
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embryonic stage of development
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-capnia
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condition of carbon dioxide content in the blood
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-cele
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swelling; herniation
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-centesis
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surgical procedure
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-cide
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to kill; to destroy
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-clasis
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crushing; breaking up
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-clast, -clastic
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to break
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-crine
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secrete
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-cyesis
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pregnancy
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-cyte
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cell
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-cythemia
condition involving cells of the blood
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-desis
binding or surgical fusion
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-dipsia
thirst
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-drome
that which runs together
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-dynia
pain
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-e
noun ending
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-eal
pertaining to
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-ectasia
stretching or dilatation
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-ectic
pertaining to
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-ectomy
surgical removal
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-emesis
to vomit
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-emia
blood
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-er
one who
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-es
noun ending
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-esis
condition of
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-esthesia
sensation or feeling
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-gen
producing; forming
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-gene
producing; forming
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-genesis
producing; forming
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-genic
producing; forming
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-globin
containing protein
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-gram
record; picture
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-graph
an instrument used to record
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-graphy
writing; record
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-gravida
pregnancy
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-i
pleural ending
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-ia
condition, noun ending
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-iac
pertaining to
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-ian
specialist in field of study
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-iasis
presence of abnormal condition
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-iatic
pertaining to a condition
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-iatric(s)
relating to medicine, physicians, or medical treatment
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-iatrician
one who treats; a physician
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-iatrist
one who treats; a physician
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-iatry
medical treatment; medical profession
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-ic
pertaining to
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-ical
pertaining to
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-ician
specialist in a field of study
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-ile
pertaining to; capable
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-ion
action; process
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-is
noun ending
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-ism
condition; theory
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-ist
practitioner
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-itis
inflammation
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-ize
to make; to treat or combine with
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-kinesis
movement
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-lepsy
seizure; attack
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-lexia
reading
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-lith
stone; calculus
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-lithiasis
presence or formation of stones
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-logist
one who specializes
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-logy
the study of
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-lysis
destruction; detachment
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-lytic
destruction
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-malacia
softening
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-mania
a mental disorder; madness
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-megaly
enlargement
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-meter
an instrument used to measure
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-metry
the process of measuring
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-natal
pertaining to birth
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-oid
resembling
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-ole
small or little
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-oma
tumor
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-opsia
vision
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-optosis
drooping or prolapse
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-ory
pertaining to; characterized by
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-os
suffix indicating a singular noun
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-ose
carbohydrate
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-osis
condition
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-otomy
incision into
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-ous
pertaining to
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-para
bearing offspring
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-paresis
partial paralysis
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-pathy
disease
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-penia
decrease in; deficiency
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-pepsia
state of digestion
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-pexy
surgical fixation
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-phage
to eat
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-phagia
to eat
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-phasia
speech
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-philia
attracted to; tendency toward
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-phobia
abnormal fear
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-phoresis
transmission
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-phoria
emotional state
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-physis
growth, growing
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-plakia
plate; flat plane
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-plasia
formation; development
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-plasm
to mold
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-plasty
surgical repair
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-plegia
paralysis; stroke
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-pnea
breathing
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-poiesis
formation; production
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-porosis
passage or pore
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-praxia
activity; practice
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-ptosis
drooping or prolapse
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-ptysis
spitting
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-rrhage
excessive flow or discharge
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-rrhagia
excessive flow or discharge
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-rrhaphy
suturing
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-rrhea
drainage
| discharge, flow
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-rrhexis
rupture
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-scope
an instrument used to view
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-scopy
process of viewing
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-sis
condition
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-some
a “body” of a specified sort
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-spasm
twitching; involuntary contraction
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-stasis
stopping or controlling
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-sthenia
strength
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-stomy
the surgical creation of a new opening
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-therapy
treatment
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-thorax
chest
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-thymia
condition of the mind or will
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-tic
pertaining to
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-tion
process of
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-tocia
labor
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-tomy
incision into
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-tresia
perforation
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-tripsy
intentional crushing
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-trophy
nourishment; development
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-tropia
to turn
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-tropin
stimulating effect of a hormone
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-ula
small; little
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-ule
small one
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-um
a suffix that identifies singular nouns
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-uria
urine
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-us
a suffix that identifies singular nouns
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-y
noun ending
