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Suffixes Flashcards

1
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-able, -ible, -ile

A

ability (palatable, flexible, fragile)

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-ate, -esis, -ure

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action (pulsate, enuresis, measure)

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-cal, -eous, -ose, -ous

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pertaining to (adipose, mucinous, calcaneous)

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-esis, -ia, -iasis, -ism, -osis, -tia, -tion, -y, -ity

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condition, state (paresis, dysplasia, catabolism)

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-ious

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capable of causing (infectIOUS)

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-er, -ician, -ist, -or

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agent (inhaler, physician)

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-form, -oid

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like, resemblance (vermiform, fibroid)

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-cle, -cule, -et, -ium, -ole

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small (molecule, pipet, arteriole)

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-agogue

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producer, leader

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-algia

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pain (neuralgia)

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-cele

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hernia, swelling (hydrocele)

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12
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-cide

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destroy, kill (germicide)

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13
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-dynia

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pain

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14
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-ema

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selling, distention (emphysema)

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-ferent

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bear, carry (efferent)

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16
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-iasis

A

presence/formation of (nephrolithiasis)

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17
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-lemma

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sheath, envelope ( neurilemma)

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18
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lysis

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dissolving, reduction (hemolysis)

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19
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-oma

A

tumor (carcinoma)

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20
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-opsia

A

condition of vision

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21
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-path

A

disease (myelopathy)

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22
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-phagia

A

to eat, swallow (dysphagia)

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23
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-philia

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to love (hemophilia)

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24
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-pagus

A

to fasten together

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25
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-plegia

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paralysis (quadruplegia, hemiplegia)

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26
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-poeisis

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make, produce (hemopoeisis)

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27
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-rrhagia

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excessive discharge (menorrhagia)

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28
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-rrhexia

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rupture (cardiorrhexis)

29
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-spasm

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involuntary contraction (enterospasm)

30
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-stasis

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at a standstill (hemostasis)

31
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-taxis

A

involuntary response to stimuli (rheotaxis)

32
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-agra

A

attack, seizure (podagra)

33
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aphia

A

touch

34
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-chesia, -chezia

A

discharge of foreign substance (hematochezia)

35
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-cleisis

A

closure (enterocleisis)

36
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-ectasis

A

expansion, dilation (angiectasis)

37
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-emia

A

blood (septicemia)

38
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-genic

A

producing, originating (bronchogenic)

39
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-itis

A

inflammation (arthritis)

40
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-logy

A

science, study of

41
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-mentia

A

mind (dementia)

42
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-opia

A

slight defect (amblyopia)

43
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-osis

A

abnormal condition (dermatosis)

44
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-penia

A

lack, deficiency ( leukopenia)

45
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-phasia

A

speech (dysphasia)

46
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-phobia

A

to fear (photophobia)

47
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-plasia

A

development (hyperplasia)

48
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-pnea

A

breathing (dyspnea)

49
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-ptosis

A

to fall

50
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-rrhea

A

flow (leukorrhea, gonorrhea)

51
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-scope

A

instrument for viewing (bronchoscope)

52
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-stalsis

A

constriction (peristalsis)

53
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-staxis

A

hemorrhage (epistaxis)

54
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-tonia

A

stretching, causing tension (hypertonia)

55
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-uria

A

condition of the urine (glycosuria)

56
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-ule

A

small (tubule)

57
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-centesis

A

puncture, aspiration (thoracentesis)

58
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-clasis

A

fracture (osteoclasis)

59
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-desis

A

fusion (arthrodesis)

60
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-ectomy

A

excision (gastrectomy)

61
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-lysis

A

freeing (enterolysis)

62
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-ography

A

process (roentgenography)

63
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-oscopy

A

look within (cytoscopy)

64
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-ostomy

A

form an opening (colostomy)

65
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-otomy

A

incision into (laparotomy)

66
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-pexy

A

fixation, suspension (cystopexy)

67
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-plasty

A

repair (blepharoplasty, rhinoplasty)

68
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-rrhapy

A

suture (herniorrhaphy)

69
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-tripsy

A

crushing, friction (lithotripsy)

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