Suffixes Flashcards

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Algia

A

Pain, related to specific body part of condition

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Ectomy

A

Surgical removal or excision of particular organ or tissue

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3
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Emia

A

Blood, when substance is present in the blood

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Itis

A

Inflammation of particular organ or tissue

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5
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Logy

A

Study of specific subject

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6
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Oma

A

Malignant tumor or aberrant mass

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7
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Osis

A

Condition or situation that might not cause inflammation

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Pathy

A

Disease or abnormality, disorder affecting a specific body part

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Plasty

A

Surgical repair or reconstruction of body part

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Scopy

A

Use of instrument to examine or view a body part

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11
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Tomy

A

Incision or cutting into a specific organ or tissue

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12
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Uria

A

Presence of a substance in the urine

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13
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Cele

A

Hernia or swelling

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14
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Centesis

A

Puncture or tapping of body cavity

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15
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Dynia

A

Pain

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Graphy

A

Recording or producing images

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Megaly

A

Enlargement

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Penia

A

Deficiency or decrease

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Rrhage

A

Bursting forth or excessive flow

20
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Rrhea

A

Discharge or flow

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Rrhexis

A

Rupture or bursting

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Stenosis

A

Confined or restricted in some way

23
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rrhaphy

A

Surgical suturing or repair of body part

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Tome

A

Cutting instrument of device used for incisions

25
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Trophy

A

Nourishment or development

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Cide

A

Killing or destroying

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Cyst

A

Sac of bladder-like structure

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Dipsia

A

Thirst

29
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Gen

A

Producing or forming

30
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Genic

A

Causing or producing

31
Q

iasis

A

Condition or presence of something abnormal

32
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Ism

A

Condition, state, or doctrine

33
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Lith

A

Stone or calculus

34
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Malacia

A

Softening

35
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Lysis

A

Dissolution, breakdown, or destruction

36
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Oid

A

Resemblance to something