Suffixes Flashcards

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1
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-algia

A

pain

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2
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-cele

A

herniation

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3
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-dynia

A

pain

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4
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-emia

A

blood condition

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5
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-ia

A

condition

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6
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-itis

A

inflammation

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7
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-malacia

A

softening

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8
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-megaly

A

enlargement

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-oma

A

tumor, mass

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10
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-osis

A

abnormal condition

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-pathy

A

disease process

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12
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-ptosis

A

prolapse, drooping, sagging

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13
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-rrhage, -rrhagia

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bursting forth

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14
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-rrhea

A

discharge, flow

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15
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-rrhexis

A

rupture

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16
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-sclerosis

A

abnormal condition of hardening

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17
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-stenosis

A

abnormal condition of narrowing

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18
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-icle, -ole, -ule

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small, tiny

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-is

A

structure, thing

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-um

A

structure, thing, membrane

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-y

A

process of

22
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-ac, -al, -ar, -ary, -eal, -ic, -ous

A

pertaining to

23
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-graphy

A

process of recording

24
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-metry

A

process of measuring

25
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-opsy

A

process of viewing

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-oscopy

A

process of viewing

27
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-ectomy

A

removal, resection, excision

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-plasty

A

surgical repair

29
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–rrhaphy

A

suture

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-stomy

A

new opening

31
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-tomy

A

incision, cutting

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-tripsy

A

crushing

33
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-graph

A

instrument to record

34
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-meter

A

instrument to measure

35
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-scope

A

instrument to view

36
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-tome

A

instrument to cut

37
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-tripter

A

machine to crush

38
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-trite

A

instrument to crush

39
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-er

A

one who

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-iatrician

A

one who specializes in treatment

41
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-iatrics

A

treatment

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-iatrist

A

one who specializes in treatment

43
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-iatry

A

process of treatment

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-ist

A

one who specializes

45
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-logist

A

one who specializes in the study of

46
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-logy

A

study of