Suffixes Flashcards

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1
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-ac

A

pertaining to

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-ad

A

towards, in direction of

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3
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-agra

A

severe, sudden pain

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-al

A

pertaining to

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5
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-algesia

A

sensation, pain

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-algia

A

sensation, pain

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7
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-ar

A

pertaining to

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-ary

A

pertaining to

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9
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-ase

A

enzyme that break down

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-ate

A

action on

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11
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-blast

A

building, budding

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12
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-cele

A

tumor, swelling

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13
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-centesis

A

surgical puncture

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14
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-cide

A

killing

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15
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-clasia

A

destroy, break down

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16
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-clasis

A

destroy, breaking down

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17
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-clast

A

breaking down, destroy

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18
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-dynia

A

pain

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19
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-ectomy

A

surgical removal

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20
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-edema

A

swelling

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21
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-ferent

A

carrying, bearing

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22
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-form

A

shape of

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23
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-fugal

A

travel away from

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24
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-ful

A

full of

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25
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-gen

A

being born, origin, forming

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26
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-genic

A

being born, origin, forming

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27
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-genesis

A

origin, cause, (bible)

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28
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-gram

A

written recording

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29
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-graphy

A

proces of recording

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30
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-ia

A

abnormal

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31
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-ian

A

study of, specialist

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32
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-iasis

A

abnormal condition

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33
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-iatrics

A

study of medicine

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-iatry

A

study of medicine

35
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-ic

A

pertaining to

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-ical

A

pertaining to

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-ile

A

having charactertistics of

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-ion

A

action - condition

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-ism

A

state of

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-ist

A

specialist

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-itis

A

inflamation

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-ity

A

having nature of

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-ive

A

nature of tending to

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-logy

A

study of

45
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-lysis

A

destruction, split

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-malacia

A

softening

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-megaly

A

enlargement

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-necrosis

A

death of

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-oid

A

resembles

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-oma

A

tumor

51
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-opia

A

vision

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-ory

A

pertaining to

53
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-ose

A

sugar, carb group

54
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-osis

A

abnormal condition

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-ostomy

A

creating opening

56
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-otomy

A

cutting into something

57
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-ous

A

resembling

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-pathy

A

disease

59
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-penia

A

deficiency

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-philia

A

loves, attracted to

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-philic

A

loves, attracted to

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-phobia

A

hates, repelled by

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-phobic

A

hates, repelled by

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-plasty

A

molding, shaping

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-plegia

A

paralysis

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-poiesis

A

formation

67
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-ptosis

A

prolapse

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-rhage

A

to burst forth

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-rhagia

A

to burst forth

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-rhea

A

flow, dishcarge

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-rrhaphy

A

sutures, staples

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-sclerosis

A

hardening

73
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-scopy

A

visual exam (camera)

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-sect

A

to cut

75
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-sis

A

abnormal condition

76
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-spasm

A

contraction

77
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-stasis

A

stoppage

78
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-stenosis

A

constricting

79
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-therapy

A

treatment

80
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-y

A

having the nature of