Prelim | Suffixes Flashcards by Eun Woo

Q

Suffixes as noun endings

A

-a
-e
-um
-us
-y

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Pertaining to

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-ac
-ad
-al
-an
-ar
-ary
-eal
-iac
-ic
-ical
-ine
-ior
-lie
-ous
-tic

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-ose

A

Pertaining to, sugar

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-form

A

Resembling in the shape of

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-oid, -ory

A

Resembling or like

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-ole, -ule, -cle

A

Little, small

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-centesis

A

Proceudre to remove fluid

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-desis

A

Binding, fusion

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-ectomy

A

Surgical removal, excision

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-pexy

A

Surgical fixation

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-plasty

A

Plastic repair, reconstruction

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-rrhaphy

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Surgical repair, suture

(ex. myorrhaphy: surgical suturing of a muscles)

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-stomy

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Surgical creation of opening

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-tome

A

Instrument for incising

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-tomy

A

Incision, cutting

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-tripsy

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Crushing

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-algia

A

Pain

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-algesia

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Sensitive to pain

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-dynia

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Pain

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-cele

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Hernia, tumor, swell

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-cision

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Process of cutting

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-clasis, -clasis, -clast

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Br(e?)aking

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-itis

A

Inflammation

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-megaly

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Enlargement

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-oma

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Tumor

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-paresis

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Weakness

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-pathy

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Disease of

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-penia

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Lack of

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-puncture

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Pierce

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-rrhage

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Hemorrhage

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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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-schiasis

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Fissure, splitting

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-graphy

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Process of producing a picture./ record

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-gram

A

Picture, record

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-meter

A

Insrument

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-metry

A

Process of measurement

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-scope

A

Instrument for viewing/ examining

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-scopy

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Visual eamination

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-section

A

Cut

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-centesis

A

Puncture to remove fluid