Suffixes Flashcards

1
Q

-emia

A

Condition of the blood

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2
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-ia

A

Condition or process

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3
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-ism

A

Condition or process

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4
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-itis

A

Inflammation

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5
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-lysis

A

Breakdown or dissolution

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6
Q

-oma

A

Tumor or neoplasm

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7
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-osis

A

Condition

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8
Q

-y

A

Condition or process of

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9
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Arthr/o

A

Joints

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10
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Cardi/o

A

Heart

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11
Q

Nephr/o

A

Kidney(s)

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12
Q

Pulmon/o

A

Lung(s)

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13
Q

Neur/o

A

Nerve

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14
Q

Gastr/o

A

Stomach

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15
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Enter/o

A

Intestines

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16
Q

Immune/o

A

Immune

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17
Q

Dermat/o

A

Skin

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18
Q

Oste/o

A

Bones

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19
Q

Path/o

A

Disease

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20
Q

-gram

A

Record

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21
Q

-graph

A

Record or instrument used for making a record

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22
Q

-graphy

A

Process of recording

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23
Q

-meter

A

Measure or measurement

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24
Q

-metry

A

Process of measuring

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25
Q

-scope

A

Instrument used for viewing

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26
Q

-scopy

A

Process of viewing with an instrument

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27
Q

-cle

A

Small

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28
Q

-ole

A

Small

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29
Q

-ule

A

Small

30
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-ula

A

Small

31
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-megaly

A

Enlargement

32
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-penia

A

Abnormal reduction or lack of

33
Q

-form

A

Shape or resembling

34
Q

-asis

A

Formation, presence of

35
Q

-plasia

A

Formation

36
Q

-trophy

A

Development

37
Q

-poiesis

A

Formation

38
Q

-centesis

A

Puncture to withdraw fluid or tissue

39
Q

-desis

A

Stabilization or binding

40
Q

-iatric

A

Treatment

41
Q

-plasty

A

Repair

42
Q

-rrhaphy

A

Suturing

43
Q

-stomy & -ostomy

A

Creation of an artificial opening

44
Q

-tomy

A

Cut or incision

45
Q

-tripsy

A

Crushing

46
Q

-blast

A

Immature cell

47
Q

-cyte

A

Cell

48
Q

-ium

A

Tissue or structure

49
Q

-eum

A

Tissue or structure

50
Q

-ize

A

Make; use; subject to

51
Q

-ate

A

Make; use; subject to

52
Q

-stasis

A

Stop, stand

53
Q

-algia

A

Pain

54
Q

-dynia

A

Pain

55
Q

-cele

A

Pouch

56
Q

-emesis

A

Vomiting

57
Q

-oid

A

Like, resembling

58
Q

-genic

A

Origin

59
Q

-genesis

A

Origin

60
Q

-oma

A

Tumor

61
Q

-phobia

A

Fear

62
Q

-phile

A

Affinity for

63
Q

-malacia

A

Softening

64
Q

-pnea

A

Breathing

65
Q

-ptosis

A

Drooping

66
Q

-spasm

A

Abrupt, forceful contraction

67
Q

-rrhage

A

Bursting forth or rapid flow

68
Q

-rrhagia

A

Bursting forth or rapid flow

69
Q

-rrhea

A

Drainage, discharge

70
Q

-phage

A

Eat, swallow

71
Q

-phagia

A

Process of eating or related to eating