Suffixes Flashcards

1
Q

-emia

A

blood condition

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2
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-genic

A

produced by or in

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3
Q

-globin

A

protein

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4
Q

-gram

A

record

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5
Q

-ic, ical

A

pertaining to

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6
Q

-ion

A

process

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7
Q

-ist

A

specialist

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8
Q

-itis

A

inflammation

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9
Q

-logy

A

process of study

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10
Q

-oma

A

tumor, mass, swelling

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11
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-opsy

A

process of viewing

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12
Q

-osis

A

condition, usually abnormal

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13
Q

-pathy

A

disease condition

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14
Q

-scope

A

instrument for viewing

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15
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-scopy

A

process of visually examining

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16
Q

-sis

A

state of; condition

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17
Q

-tomy

A

process of cutting, incision

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18
Q

-y

A

-process, condition

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19
Q

-algia

A

pain

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20
Q

-cele

A

hermia

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21
Q

-centesis

A

puncture to remove flid

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22
Q

-coccus (plural - cocci)

A

berry-shaped bacterium

23
Q

-cyte

A

cell

24
Q

-dynia

A

pain

25
Q

-ectomoy

A

excision, removal, resection

26
Q

-genesis

A

condition of producing, forming

27
Q

-graph

A

instrument of recording

28
Q

-graphy

A

process of recording

29
Q

-lysis

A

breakdown, destruction, separation

30
Q

-malacia

A

softening

31
Q

-megaly

A

enlargement

32
Q

-osis

A

condition, usually abnormal

33
Q

-pathy

A

disease condition

34
Q

-penia

A

deficiency

35
Q

-phobia

A

fear

36
Q

-plasia

A

development, formation, growth

37
Q

-plasty

A

surgical repair

38
Q

-ptosis

A

drooping, falling, prolapse

39
Q

-rrhea

A

glow, discharge

40
Q

-sclerosis

A

hardening

41
Q

-stasis

A

controlling, stopping

42
Q

-stomy

A

opening to form a mouth (stoma)

43
Q

-therapy

A

treatment

44
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-trophy

A

development, nourishment

45
Q

-er

A

one who

45
Q

-ia

A

condition

46
Q

-ist

A

specialist

47
Q

-ole or -ule

A

little, small

48
Q

-um or -ium

A

structure, tissue

49
Q

-us

A

structure, substance

50
Q

-ac, -iac, -al, -ar, -eal, -ic, -ical, -ous, -tic

A

pertaining to

51
Q

-oid

A

resembling

52
Q

-ose

A

pertaining to, full of