Suffixes Flashcards

Common suffixes (question) and their meanings (answer).

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1
Q

algia

A

pain

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2
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cele

A

hernia

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3
Q

coccus

A

berry-shaped bacteria

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4
Q

cocci

A

plural bacteria

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5
Q

dynia

A

pain

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6
Q

ectomy

A

excision, removal

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7
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emia

A

blood condition

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8
Q

genesis

A

condition of producing, forming

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9
Q

gram

A

record

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10
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graph

A

instrument of recording

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11
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graphy

A

process of recording

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12
Q

itis

A

inflammation

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13
Q

logy

A

study of

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14
Q

lysis

A

breakdown, destruction

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15
Q

malacia

A

softening

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16
Q

megaly

A

enlargement

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17
Q

oma

A

tumor, mass collection of fluid

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18
Q

opsy

A

to view

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19
Q

osis

A

condition, usually abnormal

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20
Q

pathy

A

disease, condition

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21
Q

penia

A

deficiency

22
Q

phobia

A

fear

23
Q

plasia

A

development, formation, growth

24
Q

plasty

A

surgical repair

25
Q

ptosis

A

drooping, falling, prolapsed

26
Q

rrhea

A

flow, discharge

27
Q

sclerosis

A

hardening

28
Q

cope

A

instrument for visual examination

29
Q

stasis

A

controlling, stopping

30
Q

stomy

A

opening to form a mouth (stoma)

31
Q

therapy

A

treatment

32
Q

tomy

A

incision, cutting into

33
Q

ophy

A

development, nourishment

34
Q

er

A

one who

35
Q

ia

A

condition

36
Q

ist

A

specialist

37
Q

ole

A

little, small

38
Q

ule

A

little, small

39
Q

um, ium

A

structure, tissue

40
Q

us

A

structure, substance

41
Q

y

A

condition, process

42
Q

ac, aaaaaaiac

A

pertaining to

43
Q

al

A

pertainin to

44
Q

ar

A

pertaining to

45
Q

ary

A

pertaining to

46
Q

eal

A

pertaining to

47
Q

genic

A

pertaining to, produced

48
Q

ic, ical

A

pertaining to

49
Q

oid

A

resembling, derived from

50
Q

ose

A

pertaining to, full of

51
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ous

A

pertaining to

52
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tic

A

pertaining to