Suffixes Flashcards

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1
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-algesia

A

condition of pain

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-ase

A

enzyme

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3
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-ate

A

use, action

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4
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-blast

A

immature cell, germ cell

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5
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-cide

A

to kill

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6
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-crit

A

to separate

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7
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-cuspid

A

point

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8
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-cyst

A

bladder, sac

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9
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-cyte

A

cell

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10
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-drome

A

that which runs together

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11
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-gen

A

formation, produce

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12
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-genesis

A

formation, produce

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13
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-ive

A

nature of, quality of

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14
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-liter

A

liter

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15
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-logy

A

study of

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16
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-lymph

A

clear fluid, serum, pale fluid

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17
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-or

A

on who, a “doer”

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18
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-phil

A

attraction

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19
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-stasis

A

control, stop, stand still

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20
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-therapy

A

treatment

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21
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-thermy

A

heart

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22
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-um

A

structure

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23
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-uria

A

urination, condition of urine

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24
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-asthenia

A

weakness

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25
Q

-betes

A

to go

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26
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-cele

A

hernia, tumor, swelling

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27
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-cusis

A

hearing

28
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-derma

A

skin

29
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-dynia

A

pain, ache

30
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-ectasis

A

dilation, distention

31
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-edema

A

swelling

32
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-emesis

A

vomiting

33
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-ion

A

process

34
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-itis

A

inflammation

35
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-kinesis

A

motion

36
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-lepsy

A

seizure

37
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-lexia

A

diction, word, phrase

38
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-malacia

A

softening

39
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-mania

A

madness

40
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-megaly

A

enlargement, large

41
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-mnesia

A

memory

42
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-noia

A

mind

43
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-oid

A

resemble

44
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-oma

A

tumor

45
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-opia

A

sight, vision

46
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-oxia

A

oxygen

47
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-pathy

A

disease, emotion

48
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-penia

A

deficiency

49
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-pepsia

A

to digest

50
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-phagia

A

to eat, to swallow

51
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-phasia

A

to speak, speech

52
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-phobia

A

fear

53
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-plasia

A

formation, produce

54
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-plasm

A

a thing formed, plasma

55
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-plegia

A

paralysis, stroke

56
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-pnea

A

breathing

57
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-ptosis

A

drooping, prolapse, sagging

58
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-ptysis

A

spitting, coughing up

59
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-rrhage

A

bursting forth

60
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-rrhea

A

flow, discharge

61
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-rrhexis

A

rupture

62
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-spasm

A

tension, spasm, contraction

63
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-trophy

A

nourishment, development

64
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-tome

A

instrument to cut

65
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-tomy

A

incision

66
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-tripsy

A

crushing