suffixes Flashcards
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-ac, -iac
A
pertaining to
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-al
A
pertaining to
3
Q
-algia
A
pain
4
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-ar
A
pertaining to
5
Q
-cele
A
hernia
6
Q
-ary
A
pertaining to
7
Q
-centesis
A
puncture to remove fluid
8
Q
-coccus (singular)
-cocci (plural)
A
berry-shaped bacterium/bacteria
9
Q
-crine
A
secrete
10
Q
-ctye
A
cell
11
Q
-drome
A
run
12
Q
-dynia
A
pain
13
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-eal
A
pertaining to
14
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-ectomy
A
excision, removal, resection
15
Q
-emia
A
blood condition
16
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-emia
A
blood condition
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-er
A
one who
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Q
-fusion
A
coming together; to pour
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Q
-gen
A
substance that produces
20
Q
-genesis
A
condition of, producing, forming
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-genic
A
pertaining to, producing, produced by, or produced in
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-globin
A
protein
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-gram
A
record
24
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-graph
A
instrument for recording
25
-graphy
process of recording
26
-ia
condition
27
-iac
pertaining to
28
-ic, -ical
pertaining to
29
-ion
process
30
-ior
pertaining to
31
-ism
process, condition
32
-ist
specialist
33
-ist
specialist
34
-itis
inflammation
35
-itis
inflammation
36
-lapse
slide, fall, sag
37
-logy
study of
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-lysis
breakdown, destruction, separation
39
-lysis
breakdown, destruction, separation
40
-malacia
softening
41
-megaly
enlargement
42
-meter
measure
43
-mission
send
44
-oid
resembling, derived from
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-ole
little, small
46
-oma
tumor, mass, swelling
47
-oma
tumor, mass, collection of fluid
48
-opsy
process of viewing
49
-opsy
to view
50
-or
one who
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-ose
pertaining to, full of
52
-osis
condition, usually abnormal
53
-osis
condition, usually abnormal (slight increase in numbers when used with blood cells)
54
-oxia
oxygen
55
-partum
birth, labor
56
-pathy
heart condition
57
-pathy
disease condition
58
-penia
deficiency
59
-phobia
fear
60
-phoria
bear, carry; feeling (mental state)
61
-physis
grow
62
-plasia
development, formation, growth
63
-plasia
development, formation, growth
64
-plasm
formation
65
-plasty
surgical repair
66
-plasty
surgical repair
67
-pnea
breathing
68
-ptom
happening, occurrence
69
-ptosis
falling, drooping, prolapse
70
-ptosis
drooping, falling, prolapse
71
-rrhea
flow, discharge
72
-rrhea
flow, discharge
73
-sclerosis
hardening
74
-scope
instrument for visual examination
75
-scope
instrument to visually examine
76
-scopy
process of visual examination (with an endoscope)
77
-scopy
process of visually examining
78
-sis
state of; condition
79
-somes
bodies
80
-stasis
stopping, controlling
81
-stasis
controlling, stopping
82
-stomy
opening to form a mouth (stoma)
83
-therapy
treatment
84
-tomy
incision, cutting into
85
-tomy
process of cutting, incision
86
-trophy
development, nourishment
87
-trophy
development, nourishment
88
-type
picture, classification
89
-ule
little, small
90
-um, -ium
structure, tissue
91
-us
structure, substance
92
-y
process, condition
93
-ous
pertaining to
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-tic
pertaining to
