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Suffix Flashcards

1
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-able

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able to capable of

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-aemia

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blood

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-aesthesia

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sensibility, sense-perception

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-agra

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attack, sudden severe pain

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-al

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characterised, pertaining to

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-algia

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pain

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-an

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belonging to, pertaining to

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-ase

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catalyst, enzyme, ferment

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-asis

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state of

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-blast

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cell

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-caval

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pertaining to venae cavae

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-cele

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tumour, swelling

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-centesis

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to puncture

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14
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-cide

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destructive, killing

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15
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-coccus

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spherical cell

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16
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-clysis

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infusion, injection

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17
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-cule

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little

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18
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-cyte

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cell

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19
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-derm

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skin-

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20
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-desis

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to bind together

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21
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-dynia

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pain

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22
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-ectasis

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dilation, extension

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23
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-ectomy

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removal of

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-facient

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making

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25
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-form

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having the form of

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-fuge

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expelling

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27
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-genesis

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formatin, origin

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28
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-genetic

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formatio, origin

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29
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-genic

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capable of causing

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30
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-gogue

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increasing flow

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31
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-gram

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a tracing

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-graph

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description, treatise, writing

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33
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-iasis

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condition of, state

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34
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-iatric

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practice of healing

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-itis

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inflammation of

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36
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-kinesis

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motion

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37
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-kinetic

A

motion

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-lith

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calculus, tone

39
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-lithiasis

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presence of stones

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-logy

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science of, study of

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-lysis

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break down of cells, disintegration

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-lytic

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break down of cells, disintegration (refers to lysis or a lysin)

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-malacia

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softening

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-megaly

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enlargement

45
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-meter

A

measure

46
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-morph

A

form

47
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-ogen

A

precursor

48
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-odynia

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pain

49
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-oid

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likeness, resemblance

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-ol

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alcohol

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-ology

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the study of

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-oma

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tumour

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-opia

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eye

54
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-opsy

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looking

55
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-ose

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sugar

56
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-osis

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condition, disease, excess

57
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-ostomy

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to form an opening or outlet

58
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-ous

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like, having the nature

59
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-pathy

A

disease

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-penia

A

lack of

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-pexy

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fixation

62
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-phage

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ingesting

63
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-phagia

A

swallowing

64
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-phasia

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-speech

65
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-philia

A

affinity for, loving

66
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-phobia

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fear

67
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-phylaxis

A

protection

68
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-plasty

A

reconstructive surgery

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-plegia

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paralysis

70
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-pneoa

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breathing

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-rhage

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to burst forth

72
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-poiesis

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making

73
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-rhaphy

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suturing

74
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-rheoa

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excessive discharge

75
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-rhythmia

A

rhythm

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-saccharide

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basic carbohydrate molecule

77
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-scope

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instrument for visual examination

78
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-scopy

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to examine visually

79
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-somatic

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pertaining to the body

80
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-somy

A

pertaining to chromosomes

81
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-sonic

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sound

82
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-stasis

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stagnation, cessation of movement

83
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-sthenia

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strength outlet

84
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-taxia

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arrangement, coordination, order

85
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-taxis

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arrangement, coordination, order

86
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-taxy

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arrangement, coordination, order

87
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-tome

A

cutting instrument

88
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-tomy

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incision of

89
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-trophy

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nourish, nourishment, growth (also turning?)

90
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-uria

A

urine

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