Suffixes Flashcards by Marybeth Willcox

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-tripsy

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crushing

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-esthesia

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sensation

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-sis

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state, condition of

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-logist

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specialist in the study of

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-phobia

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fear

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-derma

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skin

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-cele

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hernia

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-ole & -ule

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small

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-centesis

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surgical puncture

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-ectasis

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dilation, expansion

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-penia

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decrease, deficiency, lack of

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-dipsia

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thirst

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-spasm

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involuntary spasm

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-scopy

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visual examination, process of examination

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-phasia

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speech

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-metry

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measurement

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-opsy

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viewing

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-opia

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vision

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-phagia & -phage

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eating, swallowing

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-cyte

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cell

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-edema

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swelling

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-ist

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specialist

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-paus & -stasis

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stopping, cessation

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-oxia

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oxygen

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-al, -ac, -ar,- ary, -ic, -eal, -ous, -tous, -ical, -ory, -tic

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pertaining to

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-logy

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study of

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-therapy

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treatment

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-ology

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study in science of

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-gravida

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pregnant woman

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-pathy

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disease, suffering

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-pepsia

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digestion

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-stasis

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control, constant level

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-tomy

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cutting into incision

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-gen, -genesis, -genic

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creating, producing, origin or formation

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-gram

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record

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-kinesia, -kinesis

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movement

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-itis

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inflammation

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-malacia

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softening

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-megaly

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enlargement

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-ectomy

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excision, surgical removal

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-ia, -ism

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condition

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-uria

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urine

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-stenosis

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narrowing, stricture

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-graph

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recording instrument

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-dynia

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pain

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-rrhage, -rrhagia

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bursting forth

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-iasis

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pathological condition or state

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-cide, cidal

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destroying, killing

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-oma

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tumor

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-oid

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resembling, form or shape

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-emia

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a condition of the blood, blood

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-emesis

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vomiting

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-clast, -clasis

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breaking

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-plegia

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paraylsis

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-lith

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stone

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-desis

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fusion, binding, fixation

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-osis

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abnormal condition

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-graphy

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process of recording

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-paresis

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slight or partial paralysis

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-rrhea

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flow, discharge

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-pexy

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surgical fixation

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-scope

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instrument used to view

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-algia

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pain

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-meter

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instrument of measuring

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-lysis

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destruction of

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-tome

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cutting instrument

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-stomy

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creation of a opening

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-rrhaphy

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suture, suturing

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-pnea

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breathing

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-ptosis

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dropping, prolaspe

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-plasia, plasm

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formation, growth

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-plasty

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surgical repair, mold

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-trophy

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nourishment or growth

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-rrhexis

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rupture