Suffixes Flashcards

1
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-ac/ al/ ar/ ic

A

pertaining to

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2
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-algia

A

pain

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3
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-cele

A

Swelling/tumor

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4
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  • centesis
A

puncture

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5
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-cis

A

cut

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6
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-cyte

A

cell

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7
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-ectasis

A

expansion/ dilaiton

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8
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-ectomy

A

removal/ excision

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9
Q

-emia

A

blood

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10
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-genic

A

producing / orginating

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11
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-gram

A

record

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12
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-iasis

A

condition/ formation of/ presence of

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13
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-ist

A

one who specialist in

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14
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-itis

A

inflammation

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15
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-logy

A

process/ study

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16
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-lysis

A

breakdown/ destruction

17
Q

-megaly

A

enlargement

18
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-oma

A

tumor

19
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-opsy

A

to view

20
Q

-osis

A

condition

21
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-otomy/tomy

A

cutting open

22
Q

-pathy

A

disease

23
Q

-sclerosis

A

hardening

24
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-scopy

A

examination/ inspection