Suffix (one or more syllables added to the end of the word to change the meaning of the root) Flashcards
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-able
A
ability
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-ac
A
pertaining to
3
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-agogue
A
producer
4
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-agra
A
attack
5
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-al
A
pertaining to
6
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-ar, -ary
A
pertaining to
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-algia
A
pain
8
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-ase
A
enzyme
9
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-ate
A
use, action
10
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-atresia
A
abnormal closure
11
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-blast
A
immature cell, germ cell
12
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-cele
A
hernia, tumor, swelling
13
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-centesis
A
surgical procedure
14
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-chezia
A
discharge or foreign substance
15
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-cide
A
destroy, kill
16
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-clasis
A
break
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-clast
A
break
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-cle
A
small
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-cyte
A
cell
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-desis
A
binding
21
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-dynia
A
pain
22
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-extasis
A
dilatation, dilation, distention
23
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-ectomy
A
excision
24
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-emi
A
swelling
25
-emesis
vomiting
26
-er
agent
27
-esis
condition
28
-form
resemble
29
-gen
formation, produce
30
-gram
weight, mark, record
31
-graph
to write, record
32
-graphy
recording
33
-ia
condition
34
-iasis
formation of
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-ic
pertaining to
36
-is
pertaining to
37
-ism
condition
38
-ist
agent
39
-ites
pertaining to
40
-itis
inflammation
41
-ity
condition
42
-ive
nature of, quality of
43
-lith
stone
44
-lymph
serum, clear fluid
45
-lysis
destruction, to separate
46
-malacia
softening
47
-megaly
enlargement, large
48
-meter
measure
49
-metry
measure
50
-oid
resemble
51
-ol
alcohol
52
-oma
tumor
53
-opia
slight defect
54
-opsy
to view
55
-ory
sensory
56
-ose
sugar
57
-osis
abnormal conditioning
58
-ous
pertaining to
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-pathy
disease
60
-penia
lack of, deficiency
61
-phagia
to eat
62
-philia
attraction
63
-phobia
fear
64
-physis
growth
65
-plasia
formation, produce
66
-plasty
surgical repair
67
-pledia
stroke, paralysis
68
-pnea
breathing
69
-poiesis
formation
70
-ptosis
prolapse, drooping
71
-ptysis
spitting
72
-rrhafe
bursting forth
73
-rrhea
flow, discharge
74
-scope
instrument
75
-scopy
to view, examine
76
-spasm
tension, spasm
77
-stalsis
constriction
78
-stasis
at a standstill
79
-staxis
hemorrhage
80
-stomy
new opening
81
-therapy
treatment
82
-time
instrument to cut
83
-tomy
incision
84
-trophy
nourishment, development
85
-ule
small
86
-uria
urine
87
-us
pertaining to
88
-y
process, condition, pertaining to
