Suffix Flashcards by Hannah I

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-itis

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inflammation

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-paresis

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weakness

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-plegia

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paralysis, drooping

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-rrhea

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discharge/flow

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-edema

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swelling

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-odynia

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pain/discomfort

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-spasm

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muscle contraction

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-rrhage/rrhagia

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excessive flow/discharge

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-algia

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pertaining to pain

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-ac

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pertaining to

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-asthen/o

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weakness

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-ectomy

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excision/ surgical removal of

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-emia

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pertaining to the presence of a substance in the blood

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-acusis

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hearing

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-cusis

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hearing

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-otia

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ear condition

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-phobia

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pertaining to an irrational fear

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-tropia

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turning

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-sis

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condition/ state of

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-logy

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study of

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-malacia

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softening

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-meter

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measure

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-metry

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process of measuring

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-oma

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tumor, swelling

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-opia

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vision

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-opsia

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vision

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-opsy

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to view

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-pathy

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system for treating disease

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-ism, -al

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condition

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-ium

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tissue

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-plasty

A

plastic surgery/repair

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-ptosis

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drooping, prolapse, downward displacement

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-scope

A

instrument of examination

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-scopy

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examination with an instrument

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-ician

A

specialist

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-ary

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pertaining to

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-ic

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pertaining to

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-ous

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pertaining to

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-caine

A

anesthetic

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-lysis

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decline, disintergration

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-pexy

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surgical fixation

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-ectasis

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dilation/stretching