Suffixes Flashcards
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-al
A
pertaining to
1
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-ac
A
pertaining to
2
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-algia
A
pain
3
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-ar
A
pertaining to
4
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-ary
A
pertaining to
5
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-blast
A
embryonic
6
Q
-cele
A
hernia
7
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-centesis
A
surgical puncture
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-clysis
A
irrigate, washing
9
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-coccus
A
berry shaped
10
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-crit
A
to separate
11
Q
-drome
A
to run
12
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-ectasis
A
stretching, dilatation
13
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-ectomy
A
to excise
14
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-er
A
one who
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-fusion
A
to pour
16
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-genesis
A
condition of producing
17
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-grade
A
to go
18
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-gram
A
record
19
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-graph
A
instrument for recording
20
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-graphy
A
process of recording
21
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-ia
A
condition, process
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-ic
A
pertaining to
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-ist
A
one who specializes in
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-itis
inflammation
25
-ology
process of studying
26
-lysis
to break
27
-malacia
softening
28
-megaly
enlargement
29
-meter
to measure
30
-odynia
Pain
31
-oid
pertaining to
32
-ole
little
33
-oma
tumor
34
-opsy
to view
35
-or
one who
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-orrhagia
bursting forth of blood
37
-orrhaphy
suture
38
-orrhea
flow, discharge
39
-orrhexia
rupture
40
-osis
condition
41
-ostomy
make a new opening
42
-otomy
to cut into
43
-ous
pertaining to
44
-pathy
disease
45
-penia
deficiency
46
-pexy
fixation
47
-physis
to grow
48
-plasia
formation, development
49
-plasm
growth, formation
50
-plasty
surgical repair
51
-poiesis
formation
52
-ptosis
drooping, prolapse
53
-ptysis
spitting
54
-sclerosis
hardening
55
-scope
instrument to visually examine
56
-spasm
sudden violent involuntary contraction
57
-stalsis
constriction
58
-stasis
to stop, control
59
-stenosis
tightening, narrowing
60
-therapy
treatment
61
-tic
pertaining to
62
-tome
instrument to cut
63
-tomy
process of cutting
64
-tresia
opening
65
-tripsy
surgical crushing
66
-trophy
development
67
-ule
little
68
-y
process, condition
69
-ac, -al, -ar, -ary, -ic, -oid, -ous, -tic
pertaining to
70
-ia, -osis, -y
condition, process
