Suffix Master List: Part 2 Flashcards

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1
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-edema

A

swelling

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2
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-emia

A

a condition of the blood

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3
Q

-gravida

A

pregnant woman

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4
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-ia, -ism

A

condition

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5
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-iasis

A

pathological condition or state

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6
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-itis

A

inflammation

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7
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-lepsy, -leptic

A

seizure

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8
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-lith

A

stone

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9
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-malacia

A

softening

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10
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-megaly

A

enlargement

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11
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-necrosis

A

tissue death

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12
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-oid

A

resembling

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13
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-oma

A

tumor

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14
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-osis

A

abnormal condition

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15
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-oxia

A

oxygen

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16
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-paresis

A

slight or partial paralysis

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17
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-partum, -tocia

A

childbirth, labor

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18
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-pathy

A

disease

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19
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-penia

A

deficiency

20
Q

-pepsia

A

digestion

21
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-phonia

A

voice

22
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-plasia, -plasm

A

formation, growth

23
Q

-plastic

A

pertaining to formation or growth

24
Q

-plegia

A

paralysis

25
Q

-plegic

A

pertaining to paralysis

26
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-pnea

A

breathing

27
Q

-pneic

A

pertaining to breathing

28
Q

-ptosis

A

drooping, prolapse

29
Q

salpinx

A

uterine (fallopian) tube

30
Q

-sclerosis

A

hardening

31
Q

-static

A

not in motion, at rest

32
Q

-stenosis

A

narrowing, stricture

33
Q

-thorax

A

chest

34
Q

-trophy

A

nourishment, growth

35
Q

-uria

A

urine

36
Q

-graph

A

recording instrument

37
Q

-meter

A

measuring instrument

38
Q

-scope

A

viewing instrument

39
Q

-tome

A

cutting instrument

40
Q

-ac, -al, -ar, -eal

A

pertaining to

41
Q

-ial, -ic, -ical, -ory, -ous, -tic, -tous

A

pertaining to

42
Q

-cyte, -cytic

A

cell

43
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-gram

A

record

44
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-ole, -ule

A

small

45
Q

-prandial

A

meal

46
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-stomy

A

mouthlike opening