Suffix (M to P) Flashcards
1
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-malacia
A
softening
2
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-mania
A
a mental disorder; madness
3
Q
-megaly
A
enlargement
4
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-meter
A
an instrument used to measure
5
Q
-natal
A
pertaining to birth
6
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-oid
A
resembling
7
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-ole
A
small or little
8
Q
-oma
A
tumor
9
Q
-opsia
A
vision
10
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-optosis
A
drooping or prolapse
11
Q
-ory
A
pertaining to; characterized by
12
Q
-os
A
suffix indicating a singular noun
13
Q
-ose
A
carbohydrate
14
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-osis
A
condition
15
Q
-otomy
A
incision into
16
Q
-ous
A
pertaining to
17
Q
-para
A
bearing offspring
18
Q
-paresis
A
partial paralysis
19
Q
-pathy
A
disease
20
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-penia
A
decrease in; deficiency
21
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-pepsia
A
state of digestion
22
Q
-pexy
A
surgical fixation
23
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-phage
A
to eat
24
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-phagia
A
to eat
25
-phasia
speech
26
-philla
attracted to; tendency toward
27
-phobia
abnormal fear
28
-phoresis
transmission
29
-phoria
emotional state
30
-physis
growth; growing
31
-plakia
plate; flat plane
32
-plasia
formation; development
33
-plasm
to mold
34
-plasty
surgical repair
35
-plegia
paralysis; stroke
36
-pnea
breathing
37
-poiesis
formation; production
38
-porosis
passage or pore
39
-praxia
activity; practice
40
-ptosis
drooping; prolapse
41
-ptysis
spitting
