Suffixes Flashcards

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1
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-algia

A

pain, painful

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2
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-asis

A

condition

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3
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-blast

A

young cell

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4
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-cele

A

swelling

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5
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-centesis

A

puncture for aspiration

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6
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-cide

A

killer

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7
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-cyte

A

cell

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8
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-ectomy

A

cut out

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9
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-emia

A

blood

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10
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-genesis

A

production, development

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11
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-itis

A

inflammation

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12
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-kin

A

in motion, action

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13
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-logy

A

study of

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14
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-megaly

A

enlargement

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15
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-odynia

A

pain

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16
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-oid

A

resembling

17
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-oma

A

tumor

18
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-osis

A

condition

19
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-opathy

A

disease

20
Q

-penia

A

abnormal reduction

21
Q

-pexy

A

fixation

22
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-phagia

A

eating, swallowing

23
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-phasia

A

speaking condition

24
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-phobia

A

fear

25
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-plasty

A

plastic surgery

26
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-plegia

A

paralysis

27
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-poiesis

A

formation

28
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-ptosis

A

downward replacement

29
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-rhaphy

A

suture

30
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-scope

A

instrument for examination

31
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-stomy

A

creation of an opening

32
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-tomy

A

incision

33
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-uria

A

urine