Suffix Flashcards

1
Q

-y

A

condition, process of

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2
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-ula, -ule

A

small

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3
Q

-trophy

A

tissue, nourishment, development

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4
Q

-tripsy

A

crushing

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5
Q

-tony

A

tension

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6
Q

-tomy

A

cutting operation

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7
Q

-tome

A

cutting instrument

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8
Q

-tic

A

pertaining to

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9
Q

-stomy

A

creation of opening

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10
Q

-staxis

A

dripping, trickling

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11
Q

-stasis

A

stop, stand

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12
Q

-sis

A

condition of

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13
Q

-scopy

A

use of instrument for viewing

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14
Q

-scope

A

instrument for viewing

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15
Q

-rrhagia

A

discharge

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16
Q

-rrhaphy

A

surgical suturing

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17
Q

-rrhea

A

rupture

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18
Q

-rrhoea

A

flowing, discharge

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19
Q

-rrhage

A

burst forth

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20
Q

-paresis

A

slight paralysis

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21
Q

-pathy

A

disease, disorder

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22
Q

-penia

A

deficiency

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23
Q

-pexy

A

fixation

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24
Q

-phil/ia

A

attraction for

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25
Q

-plasia

A

formation, development

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26
Q

-plasty

A

surgical repair or reconstruction

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27
Q

-plegia

A

paralysis

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28
Q

-poiesis

A

production

29
Q

-ptosis

A

falling, downward displacement, prolapse

30
Q

-ptysis

A

spitting

31
Q

-ous

A

pertaining to

32
Q

-osis

A

condition, disease, increase

33
Q

-oid

A

resemblance to

34
Q

-malacia

A

softening

35
Q

-meter

A

instrument for measuring

36
Q

-metry

A

process of measuring

37
Q

-lepsis, -lepsy

A

attack, seizure

38
Q

-logist

A

denotes someone who studies a certain field

39
Q

-logy

A

denotes the academic study or practice of a certain field

40
Q

-lytic

A

dissolution

41
Q
  • ia

- sis

A

condition

42
Q

-iatry

A

denotes a field in medicine of a certain body component

43
Q

-ic

A

pertaining to

44
Q

-icle

A

small

45
Q

-ism

A

condition, disease

46
Q

-ismus

A

spasm, contraction

47
Q

-ist

A

one who specializes in

48
Q

-ite

A

nature of resembling

49
Q

-itis

A

inflammation

50
Q

-ium

A

structure, tissue

51
Q

-gen

A

born in/from, of a certain kind

52
Q

-genic

A

pertaining to, producing, produced by

53
Q

-gram

A

recording

54
Q

-graph

A

written/drawn/graphic interpretation

55
Q

-graphy

A

process of recording

56
Q
  • form

- iform

A

having the form of

57
Q

-eal

A

pertaining to

58
Q

-ectasis

A

expansion, dilation

59
Q

-ectomy

A

removal of

60
Q

-dynia

A

pain

61
Q

-desis

A

binding

62
Q
  • cidal

- cide

A

killing, destroying

63
Q

-crine

A

to secrete

64
Q

-cyte

A

cell

65
Q

-al

A

pertaining to

66
Q

-algia

A

pain

67
Q

-ary

A

pertaining to

68
Q

-asthenia

A

weakness

69
Q

-ation

A

process