Suffixes Flashcards

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-cele

A

Related to a hernia or swelling

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-blast

A

Embryonic state of development

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-cephalic

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Relating to the head

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3
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-chrosis

A

Coloring

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-crania

A

Skull or head

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-cyst

A

Pouch or bladder

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6
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-ectomy

A

Surgical removal of something

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7
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  • fugal

- genesis

A

Origin or development evolution

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-genic

A

Causing, forming, producing

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9
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-itis

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Inflammation of an organ

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10
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-lysis

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Breaking down, detachment

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11
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-megaly

A

Enlargement of a body part

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12
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-oma

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Tumor

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13
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-osis

A

Increase Ina pathological condition; a specified action; process or result

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14
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-otomy

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Make an incision, cut into

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-path, -pathy, -patic

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Disease, suffering

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-plasia

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Formation or development

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-plasm

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Cell or tissue substance

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-pnea

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Breath, breathing

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-topia, -topy

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Placement of organs in the body