suffixes Flashcards

1
Q

blood

A

-emia

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2
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bursting forth

A

-rrhexis

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3
Q

cell

A

-cyte

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4
Q

condition

A

-osis, -iasis, -ia, -ism

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5
Q

to crush

A

-tripsy

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6
Q

to cut into

A

-tomy

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7
Q

cutting instrument

A

-tome

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8
Q

destroy

A

-lysis

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9
Q

disease of

A

-pathy

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10
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drooping

A

-ptosis

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11
Q

enlargement

A

-megaly

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12
Q

enzyme-related

A

-ase

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13
Q

fear

A

-phobia

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14
Q

flow or discharge

A

-rrhea

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15
Q

formation

A

-genesis

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16
Q

hardening

A

-sclerosis

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17
Q

herniation

A

-cele

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18
Q

infestation

A

-iasis

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19
Q

inflammation

A

-itis

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20
Q

instrument to examine

A

-scope

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21
Q

instrument to measure

A

-meter

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22
Q

instrument to record data

A

-graph

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23
Q

involuntary movement

A

-spasm

24
Q

kill

A

-cide

25
Q

lack of

A

-penia

26
Q

live birth

A

-para

27
Q

madness

A

-mania

28
Q

make a new opening

A

-ostomy

29
Q

measurement

A

-metry

30
Q

morbidity or unhealthy condition

A

-ia

31
Q

narrowing

A

-stenosis

32
Q

nutrition/development

A

-trophy

33
Q

one who

A

-er

34
Q

pain

A

-algia, -dynia

35
Q

pertaining to

A

-ic, -al, -otic, -ac, -ar, -ous, -ical

36
Q

picture

A

gram

37
Q

pregnancy

A

-gravida

38
Q

process of

A

-y

39
Q

recording of data

A

-graphy

40
Q

to remove or cut out

A

-ectomy

41
Q

resembling or like/similar

A

-oid

42
Q

seizure

A

-lepsy

43
Q

small in size

A

-ule, -ole

44
Q

softening

A

-malacia

45
Q

specialist

A

-ist

46
Q

staying in one place

A

-stasis

47
Q

stone

A

-lith

48
Q

stretching

A

-ectasia

49
Q

study of

A

-ology

50
Q

surgical fixation

A

-pexy

51
Q

surgical puncture

A

-centesis

52
Q

to surgically repair

A

-plasty

53
Q

swelling

A

-edema

54
Q

treatment

A

-therapy

55
Q

tumor

A

-oma

56
Q

vomiting

A

-emesis

57
Q

washing

A

-clysis