SUFFIXES Flashcards
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-ac, -al
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Pertaining to
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-algia
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Pain
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-ar, -ary
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Pertaining to
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-ase
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Enzyme
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-centesis
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Surgical puncture to remove a fluid
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-cyte
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Cell
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-ectomy
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Excision, removal
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-emia
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Blood condition
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-gram
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Recording, writing
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-ia
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State or condition
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-iatr
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Treatment
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-ic
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Pertaining to
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-ism
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Condition or state
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-ist
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One who specializes in
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-itis
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Inflammation
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-ium
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Structure, tissue
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-logist
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Specialist in the study of
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-logy
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Study of
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-lysis
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Breakdown, destruction
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-meter
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Instrument that measures or counts
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-ole
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Small
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-oma
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Tumor
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-ose
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Pertaining to
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-ous
Pertaining to
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-oxia
Oxygen level
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-pathy
Disease
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-penia
Deficiency
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-plegia
Paralysis, stroke
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-pnea
Breathing
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-poiesis
Formation
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-rrhage
Burst forth/excessive flow
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-scopy
To view
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-spasm
Twitch, involuntary muscle movement
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-stasis
Stopping, controlling, standing
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-tomy
Cutting, incision
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-ule
Small
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