Noun Suffixes Flashcards
1
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-algia
A
pain
2
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-cele
A
hernia
3
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-centesis
A
surgical puncture to remove fluid
4
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-coccus (-cocci)
A
berry-shaped bacterium
5
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-cyte
A
cell
6
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-dynia
A
pain
7
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-ectomy
A
removal; excision; resection
8
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-emia
A
blood condition
9
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-er
A
one who
10
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-genesis
A
producing; forming
11
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-gram
A
record
12
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-graph
A
instrument for recording
13
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-graphy
A
process of recording
14
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-ia
A
condition
15
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-ist
A
specialist
16
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-itis
A
inflammation
17
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-logy
A
study (process of)
18
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-lysis
A
breakdown; separation; destruction; loosening
19
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-malacia
A
softening
20
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-megaly
A
enlargement
21
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-ole
A
little; small
22
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-oma
A
tumor; mass; fluid collection
23
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-opsy
A
view of
24
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-osis
A
condition; usually abnormal
25
-pathy
disease; emotion
26
-penia
deficiency
27
-phobia
fear
28
-plasia
development; formation; growth
29
-plasty
surgical repair
30
-ptosis
falling; drooping; prolapse
31
-rrhea
flow; discharge
32
-sclerosis
hardening
33
-scope
instrument for visual examination
34
-scopy
visual examination
35
-stasis
stopping; controlling; placing
36
-stomy
new opening (to form a mouth)
37
-therapy
treatment
38
-tomy
process of cutting
39
-trophy
nourishment; development (condition of)
40
-ule
little; small
41
-um, -ium
structure; tissue; thing
42
-us
structure; thing
43
-y
condition; process
