Suffixes Flashcards

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1
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-gram

A

Pictorial record

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-graphy

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Process of making a graphical record

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-logist

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Specialist in the study of

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-logy

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Study of

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-meter

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Instrument for measuring

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-ole, -ule

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Little, small

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-oid

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Resembling

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-form

A

Resembling

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-ic

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Pertaining to

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-al

A

Pertaining to

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-ous

A

Pertaining to

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-an

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Pertaining to

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13
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-ac

A

Pertaining to

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-ical

A

Pertaining to

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-tic

A

Pertaining to

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-eal

A

Pertaining to

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-algia, -dynia

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Pain

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-cele

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Pouch, sac

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-emia

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Condition of the blood

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-ia, -ism

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Condition of

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-iasis

A

Formation of, presence of

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-itis

A

Inflammation of

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-lysis

A

Breakdown of

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-malacia

A

Softening

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-megaly

A

Enlargement

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-oma

A

Tumour

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-osis

A

Condition

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-penia

A

Lack of

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-phage, -phagis

A

Eat, devour

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-phile, -philia

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Attraction for

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-phile, -phobia

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Fear of

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-plasia

A

Formation of

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-pnea

A

To breathe

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-ptosis

A

Drooping

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-rrhage, -rrhagia

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Burst forth

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-rrhea

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Discharge

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-rrhexis

A

Rupture

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-spasm

A

Involuntary contraction

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-trophy

A

Development

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-centesis

A

Puncture to remove fluid

41
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-desis

A

Binding

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-ectomy

A

Surgical removal, excision

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-pexy

A

Fixation, surgical suspension

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-plasty

A

Repair

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-rrhaphy

A

Suturing of

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-stomy

A

Surgical creation of an opening

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-tomy

A

Incision, cutting into

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-tripsy

A

Crushing

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-scopy

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Performed with a scope