Suffixes Flashcards by mike smith

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-ac

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pertaining to

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-ad

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towards, in direction of

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-agra

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severe, sudden pain

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-al

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pertaining to

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-algesia

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sensation, pain

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-algia

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sensation, pain

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-ar

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pertaining to

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-ary

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pertaining to

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-ase

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enzyme that break down

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-ate

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action on

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-blast

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building, budding

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-cele

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tumor, swelling

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-centesis

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surgical puncture

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-cide

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killing

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-clasia

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destroy, break down

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-clasis

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destroy, breaking down

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-clast

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breaking down, destroy

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-dynia

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pain

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-ectomy

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surgical removal

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-edema

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swelling

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-ferent

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carrying, bearing

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-form

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shape of

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-fugal

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travel away from

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-ful

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full of

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-gen

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being born, origin, forming

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-genic

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being born, origin, forming

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-genesis

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origin, cause, (bible)

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-gram

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written recording

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-graphy

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proces of recording

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-ia

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abnormal

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-ian

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study of, specialist

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-iasis

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abnormal condition

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-iatrics

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study of medicine

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-iatry

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study of medicine

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-ic

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pertaining to

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-ical

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pertaining to

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-ile

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having charactertistics of

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-ion

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action - condition

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-ism

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state of

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-ist

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specialist

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-itis

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inflamation

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-ity

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having nature of

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-ive

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nature of tending to

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-logy

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study of

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-lysis

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destruction, split

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-malacia

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softening

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-megaly

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enlargement

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-necrosis

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death of

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-oid

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resembles

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-oma

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tumor

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-opia

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vision

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-ory

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pertaining to

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-ose

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sugar, carb group

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-osis

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abnormal condition

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-ostomy

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creating opening

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-otomy

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cutting into something

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-ous

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resembling

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-pathy

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disease

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-penia

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deficiency

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-philia

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loves, attracted to

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-philic

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loves, attracted to

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-phobia

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hates, repelled by

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-phobic

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hates, repelled by

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-plasty

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molding, shaping

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-plegia

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paralysis

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-poiesis

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formation

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-ptosis

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prolapse

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-rhage

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to burst forth

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-rhagia

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to burst forth

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-rhea

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flow, dishcarge

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-rrhaphy

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sutures, staples

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-sclerosis

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hardening

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-scopy

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visual exam (camera)

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-sect

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to cut

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-sis

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abnormal condition

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-spasm

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contraction

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-stasis

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stoppage

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-stenosis

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constricting

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-therapy

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treatment

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-y

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having the nature of