Suffix Flashcards
1
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-itis
A
inflammation
2
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- ium
- um
A
structure, tissue
3
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-ion
A
process
4
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-phoria
A
to bear, carry; feeling (mental state)
5
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-physis
A
to grow
6
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-pnea
A
breathing
7
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-ose
A
pertaining to
8
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-osis
A
(abnormal) condition
9
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-ous
A
pertaining to
10
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-plasia
A
development, formation, growth
11
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-ptosis
A
drooping, falling, prolapse
12
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-phobia
A
fear
13
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-poiesis
A
formation, production
14
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-plasty
A
surgical repair
15
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-partum
A
birth, labor
16
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-plasm
A
formation, or structure
17
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-pathy
A
disease condition
18
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-penia
A
deficiency
19
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-rrhea
A
flow, discharge
20
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-rrhexis
A
rupture, (a more sudden break down)
21
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-sclerosis
A
hardening
22
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-scope
A
instrument to visually examine
23
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-stasis
A
controlling, stopping
can be used along as separate term
24
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-stomy
A
opening to form a mouth (stoma); new opening
25
-scopy
process of visually examining
26
-somes
bodies
27
-sis
state of; condition
28
-tic
pertaining to
29
-trophy
development, nourishment
30
-tropic
changing
31
-type
picture, classification
32
-tomy
incision; process of cutting
33
-therapy
treatment
34
-uria
conditions related to urine
35
-us
structure, tissue
36
-ule
little, small
37
-y
process; condition
38
-fusion
coming together; to pour
39
-iac
pertaining to
40
-ic
pertaining to
41
-ior
pertaining to
42
-genesis
condition of producing, forming, formation
43
-genic
pertaining to producing; produced by; or produced in
44
-gen
substance that produces; giving rise to; producing
45
-graph
instrument for recording
46
- globin
| - globulin
protein
47
-graphy
process of recording
48
-gram
record
49
-ar
pertaining to
50
-ac
pertaining to
51
-ary
pertaining to
52
-al
pertaining to
53
-algia
pain
54
-blast
embryonic, immature cell
55
(a) -coccus
| (b) -cocci
(a) . singular: berry-shaped bacterium
| (b) . plural: berry-shaped bacteria
56
-crine
to secrete
57
-cele
hernia
58
-cyte
cell
59
-centesis
surgical puncture to remove fluid
60
-drome
to run
61
-dynia
pain
62
-eal
pertaining to
63
-ectomy
excision; removal
64
- er
| - or
one who
65
- ectasia
| - ectasis
dilation (dilatation) or expansion of; widening
66
-emia
blood condition
67
-edema
swelling
68
-megaly
enlargement
69
-malacia
softening
70
-meter
to measure
71
-lysis
breakdown, destruction, separation
| can be used along as separate term
72
-logy
process of study
73
-lapse
to slide, fall, sag
74
-ist
specialist
75
-ism
process, condition
76
-ical
pertaining to
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-ia
condition
78
-ole
little, small
79
-opsy
process of viewing
80
-oid
resembling, derived or originating from
81
-mission
to send
82
-oma
tumor
83
-oxia
oxygen
84
some type of enlargement (4)
- megaly (enlargement)
- edema (swelling)
- oma (tumor, mass; collection of fluid)
- cele (hernia)
85
"small" (4)
- cle
- ule
- olus
- ole
86
"pertaining to" (11)
- ac
- iac
- al
- ar
- ary
- eal
- ic
- ical
- ose
- ous
- tic
87
-ase
enzyme
88
-chezia
defecation, elimination of wates
89
-iasis
abnormal condition
90
-prandial
meal
91
-emesis
vomiting
[noun: an emetic]
(can be used along as separate term)
92
-pepsia
digestion
93
- phagia
| - phage
eating, swallowing
94
-ptysis
spitting
95
- rrhage
| - rrhagia
bursting forth (of blood)
96
-rrhaphy
structure
97
-spasm
involuntary contraction of muscles
| can be used along as separate term
98
-stenosis
narrowing, tightening
| can be used along as separate term
99
-tresia
opening
100
-poietin
substance that forms
101
-tripsy
crushing
102
-uria
urination; urine condition
103
-one
hormone
104
-pexy
fixation, put in place
105
-arche
beginning
106
-cyesis
pregnancy
107
-gravida
pregnant
108
-parous
bearing, bringing forth
109
-salpinx
fallopian (uterine) tube
110
-tocia
labor, birth
111
-version
act of terning
112
-algesia
excessive sensitivity to pain
113
-esthesia
felling, nervous sensation
114
-kinesia, -kinesis, -kinetic
movement
115
-lepsy
seizure
116
-paresis
weakness
117
-phasia
speech
118
-plegia
paralysis (loss or impairment of the ability to move parts of the body)
119
-praxia
action
120
-sthenia
strength
121
-ema
condition
| note: prefix 'em-' means in
122
-osmia
smell
123
-sphyxia
pulse
124
-thorax
pleural cavity, chest
125
-apheresis
removal, a carrying away
126
-cytosis
abnormal condition of cells (increase in cells)
127
-lytic
pertaining to destruction
128
-philia
attraction for (an increase in cell numbers)
129
-phoresis
carrying, transmission
