suffix Flashcards by Patricia Trish Charman

Q

a word element placed at the end of a root to change the meaning of the word

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suffix

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-algia

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pain

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-asis

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condition, usually abnormal

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-cele

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hernia, hernation, pouching

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-centesis

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puncture and aspiration of

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-cyte

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cell

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-duction

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make something happen

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-ectasis

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dilation, stretching

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-ectomy

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excision, removal of

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-emia

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blood condition

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-genesis

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development, production, creation

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-genic

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producing, causing

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-gram

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record

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-graph

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a diagram, a recording instrument

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-graphy

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making a recording

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-iasis

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condition of

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-itis

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inflamation

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-logy

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the study of

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-lysis

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destruction of, decomposition

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-megaly

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enlargement

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-meter

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measuring instrument

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-metry

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measuremnet

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-oma

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tumour

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-osis

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condition

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-pathy

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disease

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-penia

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lack, deficiency

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-phasia

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speaking

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-phobia

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an exaggerated fear

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-plasty

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surgical repair or reshaping

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-plegia

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paralysis

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-ptosis

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falling, sagging, dropping, down

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-rrhage, - rrhagia

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excessive flow

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-rrhaphy

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stitching, suturing

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-otomy, -tomy

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incision, cutting into

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-ostomy, -stomy

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creation of an opening

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-rrhea

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profuse flow, discharge

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-scope

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examination instrument

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-scopy

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examination using a scope

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-stasis

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maintenance, maintaining a constant level

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-uria

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condition of the urine