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Suffixes Flashcards

1
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-A

A

Noun ending, no meaning

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-ac

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Pertaining to

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-ad

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Towards

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-al

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Pertaining to

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5
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-Algia

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Pain

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6
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-Amnios

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Amnion, amniotic fluid

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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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10
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-asthenia

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Weakness

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11
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-Carcinoma

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Cancerous tumour

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12
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-cele

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Hernia, pertrusion, swelling

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13
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-Centesis

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Surgical puncture to aspirate fluid

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14
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-Crine

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To secrete

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15
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-cyesis

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Pregnancy

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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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Surgical fixation, fusion

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18
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-drome

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Run, running

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19
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-E

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Noun ending, no meaning

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20
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-eal

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Pertaining to

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21
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-Ectasis

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Stretching out, dilation, expansion

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22
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-ectomy

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Excision, surgical removal, cut out

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23
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-emesis

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Vomiting

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24
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-emia

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In the blood

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-esis

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Condition

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26
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-gen

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Substance or absent that produces or causes

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27
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-genic

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Producing, originating, causing

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28
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-globin

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Protein

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29
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-gram

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the record, radio graphic image

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30
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-graph

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Instrument used to record; the record

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31
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-graphy

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Process of recording, radiographic imaging

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32
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-ia

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Condition of, diseased state, abnormal state

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33
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-iasis

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Condition

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34
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-iatrist

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Specialist

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35
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-iatry

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Specialty, treatment

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36
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-ic

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Pertaining to

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37
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-ictal

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Seizure, attack

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-ior

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Pertaining to

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-ism

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-itis

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Inflammation of

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-logist

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Specialist in the study of

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-logy

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-lysis

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Separating, loosening, dissolution

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-malacia

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-megaly

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Enlarge, enlargement

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-meter

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Instrument used to measure

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-metry

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Measuring, process of measuring

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-oid

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Resembling

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-oma

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Tumor, swelling

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-opia

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-opsy

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Veiwing, process of viewing

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-osis

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Abnormal condition, increased number (blood)

53
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-ous

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Pertaining to

54
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-paresis

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Slight peralysis

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-pathy

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-penia

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Abnormal reduction in number

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-pepsia

58
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-pexy

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Surgical fixation, suspension

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-phagia

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Swallowing, eating

60
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-phobia

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Aversion, abnormal fear

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-physis

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-plasia

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Formation, development, growth

63
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-plasm

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Growth, substance, formation

64
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-plasty

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Surgical repair

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-plegia

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-pnea

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-poesis

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-ptosis

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Prolapse, drooping

69
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-rrhage

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Excessive bleeding

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-rrhagia

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Excessive bleeding

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-rrhea

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Discharge, flow

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-rrhexis

73
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-salpinx

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Fallopian tube, uterine tube

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-sarcoma

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Malignant tumour

75
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-schisis

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Split, fissure

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-schlerosis

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-scope

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Instrument used for visual examination

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-scopic

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Pertaining to visual examination

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-scopy

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Process of visually examining

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-spasm

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Sudden, involuntary contraction of muscle

81
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-statis

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Stop, control, standing

82
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-stenosis

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Constriction, narrowing

83
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-stomy

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Creating an artificial opening

84
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-thorax

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Chest cavity, chest

85
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-tocia

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Labour, birth

86
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-tome

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Instrument used to cut

87
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-Tomy

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Incision, cut into

88
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-tripsy

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Surgical crushing

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-trophy

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Nourishment, development

90
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-um

91
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-uria

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Urin, urination

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-us

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No meaning

93
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-rraphy

A

Repairing, Suturing

MLA 114 (7 decks)

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