SUFFIXES Flashcards
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-emia
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blood
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-rrhexis
A
bursting forth
3
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-cyte
A
cell
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-osis -iasis -ia -ism
A
condition
5
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-tripsy
A
to crush
6
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-tomy
A
to cut into
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-tome
A
cutting instrument
8
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-lysis
A
destroy
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-pathy
A
disease of
10
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-ptosis
A
drooping
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-megaly
A
enlargement
12
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-ase
A
enzyme-related
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-phobia
A
fear
14
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-rrhea
A
flow or discharge
15
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-genesis
A
formation
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-sclerosis
A
hardening
17
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-cele
A
herniation
18
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-iasis
A
infestation
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-itis
A
inflammation
20
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-scope
A
instrument to examine
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-meter
A
instrument to measure
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-graph
A
instrument to record data
23
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-spasm
A
involuntary movement
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-cide
A
kill
25
-penia
lack of
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-para
live birth
27
-mania
madness
28
-ostomy
make a new opening
29
-metry
measurement
30
-ia
morbidity or unhealthy condition
31
-stenosis
narrowing
32
-trophy
nutrition/development
33
-er
one who
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-algia -dynia
pain
35
-ic -al -otic -ac -ar -ous -ical
pertaining to
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-gram
picture
37
-gravida
pregnancy
38
-y
process of
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-graphy
recording of data
40
-ectomy
to remove or cut out
41
-oid
resembling
42
-lepsy
seizure
43
-ule -ole
small in size
44
-malacia
softening
45
-ist
specialist
46
-stasis
staying in one place
47
-lith
stone
48
-ectasia
stretching
49
-logy
study of
50
-pexy
surgical fixation
51
-centesis
surgical puncture
52
-plasty
to surgically repair
53
-edema
swelling
54
-therapy
treatment
55
-oma
tumor
56
-emesis
vomiting
57
-clysis
washing
