Suffix (M to P) Flashcards

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1
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-malacia

A

softening

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-mania

A

a mental disorder; madness

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3
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-megaly

A

enlargement

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4
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-meter

A

an instrument used to measure

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-natal

A

pertaining to birth

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6
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-oid

A

resembling

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7
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-ole

A

small or little

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8
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-oma

A

tumor

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9
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-opsia

A

vision

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10
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-optosis

A

drooping or prolapse

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11
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-ory

A

pertaining to; characterized by

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12
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-os

A

suffix indicating a singular noun

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13
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-ose

A

carbohydrate

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14
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-osis

A

condition

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15
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-otomy

A

incision into

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-ous

A

pertaining to

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-para

A

bearing offspring

18
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-paresis

A

partial paralysis

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-pathy

A

disease

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-penia

A

decrease in; deficiency

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-pepsia

A

state of digestion

22
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-pexy

A

surgical fixation

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-phage

A

to eat

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-phagia

A

to eat

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-phasia

A

speech

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-philla

A

attracted to; tendency toward

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-phobia

A

abnormal fear

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-phoresis

A

transmission

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-phoria

A

emotional state

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-physis

A

growth; growing

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-plakia

A

plate; flat plane

32
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-plasia

A

formation; development

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-plasm

A

to mold

34
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-plasty

A

surgical repair

35
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-plegia

A

paralysis; stroke

36
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-pnea

A

breathing

37
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-poiesis

A

formation; production

38
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-porosis

A

passage or pore

39
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-praxia

A

activity; practice

40
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-ptosis

A

drooping; prolapse

41
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-ptysis

A

spitting