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Suffixes Flashcards

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-ac

A

pertaining to
cardiac

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-al

A

pertaining to

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-algia

A

pain

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-cyte

A

cell

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-ectomy

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removal; excision; resection

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-emia

A

blood condition

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-genic

A

produced by or in

carcinogenic cigarette smoke

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-globin

A

protien

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-gram

A

record

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-ic, ical

A

pertaining to

gastric
nerologic

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-ion

*conduction …of transferring heat to another item

A

process

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12
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-ist

A

specialist

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-itis

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inflammation

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-logy

A

process of study

complex suffix = log/y

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-oma

A

tumor; mass; fluid collection

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-opsy

A

process of visually viewing
view of

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-osis

Cyanosis ….of being blue

A

condition, usually abnormal

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-pathy

A

disease condition

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-scope

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instrument for visual examination

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-scopy

A

process of visual examination

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21
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-sis

A

state of; condition

prognosis

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-tomy

A

process of cutting

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-y

A

condition; process

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24
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“pertaining to”

A

-ac,
-ic,
-ical,
-al

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-eal

A

pertaining to

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-iac

A

pertaining to

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-ior

A

pertaining to

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-ism

A

process, condition

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-ose

A

pertaining to, full of

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-plasm

A

Formation

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-somes

32
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-type

A

picture, classification

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-cele

A

hernia

rectocele

34
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-centesis

A

puncture to remove fluid

amniocentesis

35
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-coccus
(singular)

A

berry-shaped bacterium

streptococcus

36
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-cocci
(plural)

A

berry-shaped bacterium
(plural: bacteria)

37
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-malacia

A

softening

osteomalacia
chondromalacia

38
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  • dynia
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-genesis

A

Process of producing

condition of producing, forming

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-graph

A

instrument to record

41
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-graphy

A

process of recording

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-lysis

A

breakdown, destruction, separation

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-megaly

A

enlargement

44
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-penia

A

deficiency

neutropenia
In this term, neutr/o indicates neutrophil (a type of white blood cell).

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-phobia

46
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-plasia

A

Condition of formation development , growth

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-plasty

A

surgical repair

angioplasty

48
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-ptosis

A

drooping, falling, prolapse

49
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-rrhea

A

flow, discharge

rhinorrhea

50
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-sclerosis

51
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-stasis

A

to stop
controlling, stopping

52
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-stomy

A

opening to form a mouth (stoma)

colostomy
tracheostomy

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-therapy

54
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-trophy

atrophy

A

development
Nourishment

hypertrophy
(hy-PER-tro-fe)
atrophy

55
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-er

A

one who

radiographer

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-ia

paraplegia

57
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-oid

A

resembling, derived from

opioid

58
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-ole

A

little, small

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-ule

A

little, small

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-um,
-ium

Pericardium

A

Body structure or tissue

Pericardium This membrane surrounds the heart.

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-us

A

structure, substance

mucus

62
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-ar, ary

A

pertaining to

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-ous

A

pertaining to

64
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-tic

A

pertaining to

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-crine

66
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-drome

A

Syndrome or “to run”

67
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-fusion

A

coming together; to pour

68
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-gen

A

Substance that produces

69
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-lapse

pro/lapse or re/lapse

A

slide, sag, fail

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-meter

71
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-mission

72
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-oxia

73
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-partum

A

Birth, labor

74
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-phoria

A

feeling (mental state), bear, carry

75
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-physis

morphysis

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-pnea

77
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-ptom

A

Happening or occurrence

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