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Suffixes Flashcards

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-ac, -al

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pertaining to

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-algia

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pain

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-cyte

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cell

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-ectomy

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removal; excision; resection

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-emia

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blood condition

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-genic

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produced by or in

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-globin

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protein

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-gram

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record

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-ic, -ical

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pertaining to

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-ion

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process

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-ist

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specialist

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-itis

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inflammation

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-logy

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process of study

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-oma

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tumor; mass; fluid collection

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-opsy

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view of

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-osis

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condition; usually abnormal

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-pathy

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disease condition

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-scope

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instrument for visual examination

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-scopy

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visual examination

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-sis

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state of; condition

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21
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-tomy

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process of cutting

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-y

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condition; process

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-eal

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pertaining to

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-iac

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pertaining to

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-ior

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pertaining to

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-ism

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process, condition

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-ose

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pertaining to, full of

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-plasm

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formation

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29
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-somes

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bodies

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-type

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picture, classification

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-cele

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hernia

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-centesis

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surgical puncture to remove fluid

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33
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-coccus (-cocci)

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berry-shaped bacterium

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-dynia

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pain

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35
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-er

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one who

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-genesis

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condition of producing, forming

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-graph

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instrument for recording

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-graphy

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process of recording

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-ia

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condition

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-lysis

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breakdown, destruction, separation, loosening

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-malacia

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softening

42
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-megaly

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enlargement

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-ole

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little, small

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-penia

A

deficiency

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-phobia

A

fear

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-plasia

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development, formation, growth

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-plasty

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surgical repair

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-ptosis

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drooping, falling, sagging

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-rrhea

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flow, discharge

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-sclerosis

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hardening

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-stasis

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controlling, stopping

52
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-stomy

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new opening

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-therapy

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treatment

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-trophy

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development, nourishment

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-ule

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little, small

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-um, -ium

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structure, tissue

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-us

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structure, substance

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-ar, -ary

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pertaining to

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-genic

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pertaining to producing (produced by or in)

60
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-oid

A

resembling; originating from

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-ous

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pertaining to

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-tic

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pertaining to

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-drome

A

run

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-fusion

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coming together; to pour

65
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-gen

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substance that produces

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-lapse

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slide, fall, sag

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-meter

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measure

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-mission

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send

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-or

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one who

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-oxia

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oxygen

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-partum

A

birth, labor

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-phoria

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bear, carry; feeling (mental state)

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-physis

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grow

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-plasm

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structure or formation

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-pnea

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breathing

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-ptom

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happening, occurence

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-apheresis

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removal

78
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-blast

A

embryonic; immature cell

79
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-capnia

A

carbon dioxide

80
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-ectasis

A

dilation; dilatation; widening

81
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-edema

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swelling

82
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-esthesia

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feeling (nervous sensation)

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-phonia

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voice; sound

84
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-poiesis

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formation

85
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-ptysis

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spitting

86
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-spasm

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sudden contraction of muscles

87
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-gravida

A

pregnant woman

88
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-iasis

A

abnormal condition

89
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-pexy

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fixation; to put in place

90
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-rrhagia

A

bursting forth

91
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-rrhaphy

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suture

92
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-salyinx

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fallopian tube; oviduct

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-spermia

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condition of sperm cells

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-blastoma

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immature tumor

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-suppresion

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to stop

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-therapy

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treatment

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-lucent

A

to shine

98
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-opaque

A

obscure

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