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Suffixes Flashcards

1
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-ac

A

pertaining to

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-ad

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toward

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-al

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pertaining to

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4
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-apheresis

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removal

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-ar

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pertaining to

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-ary

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pertaining to

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-asthenia

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weakness

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-atresia

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occlusion, closure

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9
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-capina

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carbon dioxide

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-cele

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hernia

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11
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-centesis

A

aspirate fluid off lung (puncture, puncture a cavity to remove fluid)

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-clasia

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break

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13
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-clasis

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break

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14
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-coccus

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beer-like bacteria

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15
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-crit

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separate

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16
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-cyte

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cell

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17
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-desis

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fusion

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18
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-drome

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run

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-eal

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pertaining to

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-ectasis

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expansion

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21
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-ectomy

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removal (excision)

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22
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-emia

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blood dysfunction (blood)

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-esis

A

condition

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24
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-gen

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agent that causes

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25
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-genesis

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cause (development, formation, beginning)

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26
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-genic

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pertaining to

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27
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-gram

A

record

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28
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-graph

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recording device

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29
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-graphy

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process of recording

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30
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-ia

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disease condition (pertaining to, noun ending)

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31
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-ial

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pertaining to

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32
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-iasis

A

condition

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33
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-iatrist

A

physician

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34
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-iatry

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specialty

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35
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-ic

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pertaining to

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36
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-ician

A

one that

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-ictal

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-ior

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pertaining to

39
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-ism

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condition of

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-itis

A

inflammation of

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-lysis

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separating (destruction, breakdown)

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-malacia

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-megaly

A

increasing in size

44
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-meter

A

measure (measuring instrument)

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-odynia

46
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-oid

A

resembling

47
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-ologist

A

person that practices (one who studies)

48
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-ology

A

study (study of)

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-oma

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-opia

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-opsy

52
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-orrhagia

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blood flowing profusely (hemorrhage)

53
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-orrhapy

A

repairing (suture)

54
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-orrhea

55
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-orrhexis

A

break (rupture)

56
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-osis

A

condition (condition of)

57
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-ostomy

A

to make an opening (new permanent opening)

58
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-otomy

A

cut into (incision, cutting into)

59
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-ous

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pertaining to

60
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-oxia

61
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-presis

A

partial paralysis

62
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-pathy

63
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-penia

A

decrease in number

64
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-pepsia

65
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-pexy

A

suspension

66
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-phagia

A

swallowing, eating

67
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-phobia

A

excessive fear of

68
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-phonia

A

sound, voice

69
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-physis

70
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-plasia

A

development

71
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-plasm

72
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-plasty

A

repair by surgery

73
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-plegia

74
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-pnea

75
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-poiesis

76
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-ptosis

77
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-salpinx

A

fallopian tube

78
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-sacoma

A

malignant tumor

79
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-schisis

80
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-sclerosis

81
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-scope

A

visual device used for inspection

82
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-scopic

A

visual inspection

83
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-sis

A

condition of

84
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-spasm

A

abnormal muscle firing

85
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-stasis

A

standing (slow, stop)

86
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-stenosis

87
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-thorax

88
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-tocia

A

labor, birth

89
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-tome

A

cutting device (instrument)

90
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-tripsy

A

surgical crushing

91
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-trophy

92
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-uria

Mometrix Prefixes, Suffixes, Abbreviations (20 decks)

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