Suffixes Flashcards by April Hersey-LaPlante

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-algia

A

pain

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-ectomy

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excision (removal) of

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-itis

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inflammation of

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-ologist

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one who studies

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-ology

A

study of

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-osis, -a, -y

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condition, usually abnormal

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-ostomy

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to form a new opening

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-otomy

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to make an incision into

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-tome

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an instrument that cuts

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-al, -ar, -ic

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of, or pertaining to

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-oid

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resembling

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-oma

A

tumor

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-ism

A

medical condition, disease

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-ar

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of or pertaining to

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-centesis

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puncture of a cavity

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-genesis, -gen/o

A

produce/originate

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-meter

A

measuring instrument

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-al

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of or pertaining to

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-ic

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of or pertaining to

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-orrhea

A

flow/discharge

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-blast

A

embryonic

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-y, -ia

A

noun ending

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-orrhagia

A

hemorrhage

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-orrhaphy

A

suture

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-pexy

A

fixation

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-ptosis

A

drooping

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-spasm

A

twitching

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-sperm

A

sperm

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-lysis

A

declining, dissolution

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-clysis

A

irrigation

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-ectasia

A

dilation, stretching

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-scope, -scopy

A

look, examine

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-toxin

A

poison

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-orrhexis

A

rupture, bursting apart

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-tripsy

A

rubbing, crushing

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-emia

A

blood

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-ary

A

of, or pertaining to

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-atrophy

A

wasting away, undernourished

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-dynia

A

pain, painful

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-mania

A

madness

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-pathy

A

disease

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-phobia

A

excessive fear

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-ptysis

A

spitting