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Suffix Flashcards

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-ac

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pertaining to

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-al

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pertaining to

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-algia

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pain

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-cyte

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cell

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-ectomy

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excision or removal

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-emia

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blood condition

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-genic

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pertaining to, produced by or produced in

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-globin

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protein

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-gram

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record

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-ic

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pertaining to

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-ical

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pertaining to

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-ion

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process

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-ist

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specialist

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-itis

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inflammation

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-logy

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process of study

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-oma

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tumor, mass, or swelling

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-opsy

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process of viewing

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-osis

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abnormal condition

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-pathy

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disease condition

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-scopy

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process of visually examining

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-scope

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instrument to visually examine

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-sis

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state of or condition

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-tomy

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process or cutting or incision

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-y

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process or condition

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-eal

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Pertaining to

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-iac

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Pertaining to

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-ior

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Pertaining to

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-ism

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Process, condition

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-algia

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Pain

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-cele

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Hernia

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-centesis

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Surgical puncture to remove fluid

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-coccus

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Berry shaped bacterium (singular)

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-cocci

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Berry shaped bacteria (plural)

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-dynia

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-genesis

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Condition of producing, forming

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-graph

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Instrument for recording

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-graphy

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Process of recording

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-lysis

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Breakdown, destruction, separation

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-malacia

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-megaly

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Enlargement

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-penia

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Deficiency

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-phobia

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-plasia

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Development, formation, growth

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-plasty

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Surgical repair

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-ptosis

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Drooping, falling prolapse

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-sclerosis

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-stasis

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Controlling, stopping

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-stomy

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Opening to form a mouth (stoma)

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-therapy

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-trophy

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Development, nourishment

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-er

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-ia

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-ole

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Little, small

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-ule

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Little, small

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-um

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Structure, tissue

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-ium

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Structure, tissue

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-us

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Structure, substance

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-ar

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Pertaining to

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-ary

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Pertaining to

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-oid

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Resembling, derived from

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-ose

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Pertaining to, full of

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-ous

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Pertaining to

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-tic

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Pertaining to

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-blast

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Embryonic, immature

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-crine

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To secrete

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-drome

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-fusion

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Coming together, to pour

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-gen

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Substance that produces

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-lapse

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To slide, fall, sag

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-meter

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To measure

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-mission

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-or

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-oxia

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-partum

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Birth, labour

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-phoria

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To bear, carry, feeling (mental state)

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-physis

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-plasm

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Structure, formation

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-pnea

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-rrhea

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Flow, discharge

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