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Suffix Flashcards

1
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-genesis

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Condition of production, forming

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Us

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Structure, substance

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Ose, ous

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Pertaining to, full of

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Graphy

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Process of recording

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Er

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One who

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Ometer

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Instrument of measuring something

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Graphy

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Process of recording

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Penia

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Deficiency

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Um, ium

A

Structure, tissue

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10
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Graph

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Instrument of recording

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11
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Oid

A

Derived from, resembling

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12
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Y

A

Condition, process

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13
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Genic

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Pertaining to, producing by or in

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14
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Plasia

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Development growth formation

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15
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Stasis

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Controlling stopping

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16
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Cele

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Hernia

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Cyte

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Cell

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18
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Dynia, algia

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Pain

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19
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Emia

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Blood condition

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Gram

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Record or image

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21
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Logy

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Study of

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22
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Malacia

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Softening

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23
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Oma

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Tumor, mass, collection of fluid

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24
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Osis

A

Abnormal condition

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25
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Penia

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Deficiency

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Ptosis

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Drooping, falling, prolapse

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27
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Therapy

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Treatment

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Trophy

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Development, nourishment

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ia

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Condition

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30
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ole

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little, small

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um. ium

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structure, tissue

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32
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-y

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condition, process

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33
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al

A

pertaining to

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34
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ary

A

pertaining to

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35
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genic

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pertaining to, producing by or in

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oid

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resembling, derived from

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ous

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pertaining to

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38
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cyte

A

cell

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39
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genesis

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condition of producing, forming

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graph

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instrument of recording

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41
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itis

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inflammation

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42
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lysis

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breakdown, destruction, separation

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43
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megaly

A

enlargement

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44
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opsy

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to view

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45
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pathy

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disease condition

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phobia

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fear

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47
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plasty

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surgical repair

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48
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scopy, scopic

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to look or observe

49
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stomy

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to make an opening or mouth

50
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tomy

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to cut into

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er

52
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ist

A

specialist

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ule

A

little, small

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us

A

structure, substance

55
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ac, iac

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pertaining to

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ar

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pertaining to

57
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ometer

A

an instrument measuring something

58
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ic, ical

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pertaining to

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ose, ous

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pertaining to, full of

60
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tic

A

pertaining to

61
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ase

62
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chezia

A

defecation, elimination

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iasis

A

abnormal condition

64
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prandial

65
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ectasis

66
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sctasia

67
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emesis

68
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pepsia

69
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phagia

A

eating, swalling

70
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ptysis

71
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rrhage, rrhagia

A

bursting forth

72
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rrhaphy

73
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rrhea

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flow, dishcharge

74
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spasm

A

involuntary contraction of muscle

75
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stenosis

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narrowing, tightening

76
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tresia

77
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apheresis

A

removal, carrying away

78
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blast

A

immature or embryonic cells

79
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cytosis

A

abnormal condition of cell

80
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gen

A

giving rise to, producing

81
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globin

82
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lytic

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pertaining to destruction

83
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phage

A

eat, swallow

84
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phillia

A

attraction for

85
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phoresis

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carrying, transmission

86
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ema

87
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osmia

88
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sphyxia

89
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thorax

A

pleural cavity, chest

90
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algia

91
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asthenia

92
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centesis

A

puncture to remove or aspirate what’s within

93
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clasia, clasis, clast

94
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desis

A

surgical fixation, binding

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porosis

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pore or passage

96
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rrhaphy

97
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schisis

98
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-trophy

A

development, nourishment

99
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-ism

100
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-meter

A

instrument used to measure

101
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-metry

A

measurement

102
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pexy

A

surgical fixation, suspension

103
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in (male)

104
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arche

105
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cyesis

106
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gravida

107
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parous

A

bearing, bringing forth

108
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rrhea

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flow or discharge

109
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salpinx

A

fallopian tube

110
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tocia

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labor, birth

111
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version

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act of turning

112
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ogen

113
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ific

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creating or causing

114
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kinesia, kinetic

115
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esthesia

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feeling, nervous sensation

116
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paresis

117
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praxia

118
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sthenia

nursing terminology (5 decks)

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