Suffix Vocab LIst Flashcards
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-Ac, -Al, -Ar, - Ary
A
pertaining to, relating to
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-acanth/o
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thorn, spine
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-ad
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toward, in the direction of
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-agogue
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promoter, stimulator
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- algia
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pain, suffering
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-arch/e/i
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beginning, first, original
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-ary
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pertaining to
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-ase
A
an enzyme
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-capnia
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carbon dioxide
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-carcinoma
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malignant epithelial tumor
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-cele
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hernia, tumor, swelling
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-centesis
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surgical puncture to remove fluid
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-cidal
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To Kill
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-clast
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breaker
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-clysis
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washing
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-crine
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secretion
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-cyte
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cell
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-desis
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surgical fixation of bone or joint, to bind, tie together
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-dynia
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pain
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-ectasis, -ectasia
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stretching, enlargement, dilatation
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-ectomy
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surgical removal
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-emia
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blood, blood condition
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-emphraxis
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obstruction
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-esthesia
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sensation, feeling, perception
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-gen
1) producing
| 2) precursor
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-gram, -graph
a picture or record
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- graphy
the process of recording a picture or record
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-ia
state or condition
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-iasis
disease having characteristics of or produced by (something specified)
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-ic
pertaining to
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-ismus
spasm,contraction
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-itides
pural of -itis
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-itis
inflammation
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-lysis
breakdown, separation, setting free, destruction, loosening
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-malacia
abnormal softening
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-megally
enlargement
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-necrosis
tissue death
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-odynia
pain in (a specified organ or part)
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-oid
something resembling a (specified) object or having a (specified) quality
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-ologist
specialist
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-ology
the science or study of
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-oma
benign tumor
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-omata
plural of -oma
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-oses
plural of -osis
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-osis
abnormal condition
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-ostomy
surgical creation of an opening
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-otomy
surgical incision
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-pathy
disease, suffering, feeling, emotion
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-pause
stopping
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-pexy
surgical fixation, to put in place
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-phobia
fear
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-plasia, -plasy
development, formation
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-plasty
surgical repair
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-plegia
paralysis
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-pnea
breathing
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-poiesis
production
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-ptosis
prolapse, drooping forward, sagging
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-rrhagia, -rrhage
bleeding, abnormally excessive fluid discharge
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-rrhhaphy
surgical suturing
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-rrhea
flow or discharge
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-rrhexis
rupture
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-sarcoma
malignant mesenchymal tumor
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-sclerosis
abnormal hardening
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-scope
instrument for visual examination
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-scopy
to see, visual examination
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-stasis
stoppage or slowing, stable state
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-static
relating to a position or state; inhibiting the growth of
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-stenosis
abnormal narrowing
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-tripsy
to crush
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-trophy
nutrition, nurture, growth
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-uria
urine, urination
