Suffixes Flashcards by Taiz Araujo

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-al

A

Pertaining to

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-ase

A

Enzyme

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-blast

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Budding

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-centesis

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Surgical puncture

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-cidal

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Causing death

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-clast

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Broken

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-crit

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To separate

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-cyte

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Cell

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-ectomy

A

Excision or surgical removal

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-emia

A

Blood condition

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-emesis

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Vomiting

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-gen, -genesis, -genic

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Producing or causing

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-glia

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Glue

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-gram

A

Record

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-ia

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Condition of, diseased or abnormal state

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-iac, -ic, -ior

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Pertaining to

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-ism

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State of

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-itia, -itis

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Inflammation

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-logy

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The study of

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-lyte

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Dissolvable

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-lytic

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Destroy; reduce

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-mania

A

Madness

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-megaly

A

Enlargement

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-meter

A

Instrument used to measure

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-odia

A

Smell

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-ologist

A

One who studies or practices

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-oma

A

Tumor or swelling

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-opia

A

Vision

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-opsy

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To view

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-orrhea

A

Flow, excessive discharge

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-orrhexis

A

Rupture

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-osis

A

Abnormal increase in production

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-ostomy

A

Creation of an artificial opening

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-otomy

A

Cut into or incision

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-oxia

A

Oxygen

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-pathy

A

Disease

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-sclerosis

A

Hardening

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-stenosis

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Narrowing

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-scope

A

Instrument used for visual examination

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-scopy

A

Visual examination

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-sepsis

A

Infection

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-spasm

A

Sudden involuntary muscle contraction

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-stasis

A

Control or stop

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-tomy

A

Cutting

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-tropic

A

Influencing

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-aly

A

Condition