Suffixes Flashcards
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A
2
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-a
A
noun suffix
3
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-ac
A
pertaining to
4
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-ad
A
toward, increase
5
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-al
A
pertaining to
6
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—algesia
A
sensitivity to pain
7
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-algia
A
pain
8
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-ar
A
pertaining to
9
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-ary
A
pertaining to, relating to
10
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—ate
A
something that
11
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-blast
A
embryonic stage of development
12
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-cele
A
swelling or herniation
13
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-centesis
A
surgical puncture
14
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-cide
A
to kill or destroy
15
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-clasis
A
crushing or breaking up
16
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-clast, clastic
A
to break
17
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-cyte
A
cell
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-desis
A
binding or surgical fusion
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-dynia
A
pain
20
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—e
A
noun suffix
21
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—eal
A
pertaining to
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-ecstasia, ecstasis
A
dilation or distention
23
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-ectomy
A
removal
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-edema
A
swelling
25
-emia
blood condition
26
-er
one who
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-esis
condition of
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-gen
that which generates
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-genic
pertaining to formation, producing
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-genisis
formation, generating
31
-gram
record or picture
32
-graph
instrument used to record
33
-graphy
process of recording
34
-gravida
pregnancy
35
-ia
condition
36
-iasis
presence of an abnormal condition
37
-ic
pertaining to
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-ical
pertaining to
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-ile
pertaining to, capable
40
-ion
action, process
41
-ism
condition
42
-lithiasis
presence or formation of stones
43
-itis
inflammation
44
-ize
to make, to treat or combine with
45
-kinesia
movement
46
-lepsy
seizure, attack
47
-lith
stone
48
-lysis
destruction or detatchment
49
-malacia
softening
50
-megaly
enlarged, enlargement
51
-meter
instrument used to measure
52
-metry
process of measuring
53
-oid
resembling
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-ole
small, little
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-oma
tumor
56
-opia
visual condition
57
-opsy
process of viewing
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-ory
pertaining to, characterized by
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-osis
condition
60
-ostomy
creating a new opening into
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-ous
pertaining to
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-paresis
paralysis
63
-pathy
disease
64
-penia
decrease in, deficiency
65
-pexy
surgical fixation
66
-philia
attracted to
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-phobia
abnormal fear
68
-plasia
formation or growth
69
-plasty
surgical repair
70
-plegia
paralysis
71
-plegia
paralysis
72
-pnea
breath, breathing
73
-porosis
porous, lessening in density
74
-ptosis
prolapse or drooping
75
-rrhagia
excessive flow or discharge
76
-rrhaphy
suturing
77
-rrhea
drainage or flow
78
-rrhexis
rupture
79
-scopy
process of viewing with a scope
80
-stasis
stopping, slowing; stable
81
-tic
pertaining to
82
-tomy
incision into
83
-tripsy
intentional crushing
84
-ule
small one
85
-um
structure, tissue, or thing
86
-uria
condition of urine, presence of something in urine
87
-us
identifies singular nouns
88
-y
condition, process (noun ending)
