Medical Terminology - Suffixes Flashcards
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-algia
A
pain
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-cele
A
hernia, protrusion
3
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-cise
A
cut
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-cyte
A
cell
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-dynia
A
pain
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-ectasis
A
dilation, expansion
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-gen
A
that which produces
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-genesis
A
produces, generates
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-genic
A
producing, produced by
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-ia
A
state, condition
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-iasis
A
abnormal condition
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-ism
A
state of
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-itis
A
inflammation
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-logist
A
one who studies
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-logy
A
study of
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-lysis
A
destruction
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-malacia
A
abnormal softening
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-mgealy
A
enlargement, large
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-oma
A
tumor, mass
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-osis
A
abnormal condition
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-pathy
A
disease
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-plasia
A
development, growth, formation
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-plasm
A
formation, development, growth
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-ptosis
A
drooping
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-rhage
excessive, abnormal flow
26
-rrhea
discharge, flow
27
-rrhexis
rupture
28
-sclerosis
hardening
29
-stenosis
narrowing
30
-therapy
treatment
31
-trophy
nourishment, development
32
-centesis
puncture to withdraw fluid
33
-ectomy
surgical removal, excision
34
-ostomy
surgically create an opening
35
-otomy
cutting into, incision
36
-pexy
surgical fixation
37
-plasty
surgical repair
38
-rrhaphy
suture
39
-gram
record or picture
40
-graph
instrument for recording
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-graphy
process of recording
42
-meter
instrument for measuring
43
-metry
process of measuring
44
-scope
instrument for viewing
45
-scopy
process of visually examining
46
-stasis
standing still
47
-taxia
muscular condition
48
-tension
pressure
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-thorax
chest
50
-tic
pertaining to
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-tocia
labor, childbirth
52
-tome
instrument used to cut
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-tonia
tone
54
-tripsy
surgical crushing
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-tropia
to turn
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-tropin
stimulate
57
-ule
small
58
-uria
condition of the urine
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-plegia
paralysis
60
-pnea
breathing
61
-poiesis
formation
62
-porosis
porous
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-prandial
pertaining to a meal
64
-ptysis
spitting
65
-salpinx
fallopian tube
66
-spermia
condition of sperm
67
-kinesia
movement
68
-listhesis
slipping
69
-lith
stone
70
-lithiasis
condition of stone
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-lucent
to shine through
72
-mania
excessive excitement
73
-manometer
instrument to measure pressure
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-metrist
one who measures
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-ole
small
76
-opaque
nonstransparent
77
-opia
vision
78
-opsy
view of
79
-orexia
appetite
80
-ory
pertaining to
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-ose
pertaining to
82
-osmia
smell
83
-otia
ear condition
84
-ous
pertaining to
85
-para
to bear (offspring)
86
-paresis
weakness
87
-partum
childbirth
88
-penia
abnormal decrease, too few
89
-pepsia
digestion
90
-phage
eat, swallow
91
-phagia
eat, swallow
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-phasia
speech
93
-phil
attracted to
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-philia
to have an attraction for
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-phobia
irrational fear
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-phonia
voice
97
-phoresis
carrying
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-ac
pertaining to
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-al
pertaining to
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-algesia
pain, sensitivity
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-an
pertaining to
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-apheresis
removal, carry away
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-ar
pertaining to
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-arche
beginning
105
-ary
pertaining to
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-asthenia
weakness
107
-blast
immature, embryonic
108
-capnia
carbon dioxide
109
-clasia
to surgically break
110
-crine
to secrete
111
-cusis
hearing
112
-cyesis
state of pregnancy
113
-cytosis
more than normal number of cells
114
-derma
skin
115
-desis
stabilize, fuse
116
-dipsia
thirst
117
-eal
pertaining to
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-ectasia
dilation
119
-emesis
vomit
120
-emia
blood condition
121
-esthesia
feeling, sensation
122
-globin
protein
123
-globulin
protein
124
-gravida
pregnancy
125
-iac
pertaining to
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-iatrist
physician
127
-ic
pertaining to
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-ical
pertaining to
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-ile
pertaining to
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-ior
pertaining to
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-megaly
enlargement
132
-oid
resembling
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-sarcoma
malignant tumor
134
-coccus
berry-shaped (form of bacterium)
135
-rrhagia
rapid flow of blood
136
-scopic
pertaining to visual examination
137
-spasm
sudden, involuntary muscle contraction
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-stomy
creation of an artificial opening
139
-tomy
cut into or incision
