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Suffix Flashcards

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-ac

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pertaining to

ex: cardiac

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-al

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pertaining to

ex: skeletal

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-ar

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pertaining to

ex: muscular

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-ary

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pertaining to

ex: pulmonary

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-eal

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pertaining to

ex: esophageal
esophag - eal
esophagus- pertaining to
pertaining to the esophagus

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-ic

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pertaining to

ex: medic
med - ic
health/healing - pertaining to
pertaining to health/healing

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-tic

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pertaining to

ex: neurotic
neuro - tic
nerve - pertaining to
pertaining to the nerve

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-ous

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pertaining to

ex: subcutaneous
sub - cutane - ous
beneath - skin - pertaining to
pertaining to beneath the skin

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-ia

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Condition

Ex: Pneumonia
Pneumon - ia
lung - condition
the condition of the lung

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-ism

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Condition

Ex: Autism
Aut - ism
self - condition
the condition of one’s self

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-ium

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Tissue / Structure

Ex: Pericardium
Peri - card - ium
around - heart - tissue
the tissue around the heart

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-y

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Condition / Procedure

Ex: Hypertrophy
hyper - troph - y
below/low - nourishment/development - condition/procedure
the condition of low nourishment

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-icle

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Small

Ex: Ventricle
Ventr - icle
belly - small
small belly

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-ole

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Small

Ex: arteriole
arteri - ole
artery - small
small artery

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-ule

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Small

Ex: pustule
pust - ule
pus - small
small pus

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-ula

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small

Ex: uvula

17
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-iatrics

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Medical Science

Ex: Pediatrics
Ped - iatrics
child - medical science
the medical science of children

18
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-iatry

A

Medical science

Ex: Psychiatry
Psych - iatry
mind - medical science
the medical science of the mind

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-iatrist

A

Specialist in Medicine

Ex: Psychiatrist
Psych - iatrist
mind - specialist in medicine
specialist in medicine of the mind

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-ist

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Specialist

Ex: Dentist
Dent - ist
teeth - specialist
specialist of teeth

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-logist

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Specialist in the study of

Ex: Psychologist
Psycho - logist
mind - specialist in the study of
specialist in the study of the mind

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-logy

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Study of

Ex: Psychology
Psycho - logy
mind - study of
the study of the mind

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-algia

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Pain

Ex: myalgia
my - algia
muscle - pain
pain of the muscle

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-dynia

A

Pain

Ex: Gastrodynia
gastro - dynia
stomach - pain
pain of the stomach

25
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-cele

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Hernia

Ex: Hydrocele
hydro - cele
water - hernia
Hernia of water

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-emia

A

Blood Condition

Ex: Leukemia
leuk - emia
white - blood condition
blood condition of white (cells)

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-iasis

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Presence of

Ex: Lithiasis
Lith - iasis
stone - presence of
presence of a stone

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-itis

A

inflammation

Ex: arthritis
arthr - itis
joint - inflammation
inflammation of the joint

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-lysis

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Loosen, break down

Ex: hemolysis
hemo - lysis

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