Suffixes Flashcards by Abigail Rupp

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-meter (metry)

A

(Process of) Measuring

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-graph(y)

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Instrument of Recording (Process)

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-trophy

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Nourishment

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-pathy

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Disease

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-scope (scopy)

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Instrument for (Visual Examination)

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-gram

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Record

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-otomy

A

To Make an Incision

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-rrhexis

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Rupture

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-cele

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Hernia

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-centesis

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Surgical Puncture to Remove Fluid

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-ule

A

Little; Small

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-algia & -dynia

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Pain

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-ostomy

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Surgery to Create an Opening from Inside to Outside

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-ectomy

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Surgical Removal

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-gen

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Substance that Produces

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-genesis & -genic

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Produce

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-rrhage & -rrhagia

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Bursting Forth of Blood

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-ptosis

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Drooping; Sagging

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-iatry & -therapy

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Treatment

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-malacia

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Softening

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-plasia & -plasm

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Formation

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-sclerosis

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Hardening

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-stenosis

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Narrowing

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-ia & -iasis & -ism & -osis

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Condition

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-oid

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Resembling; Derived From

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-lysis & -lytic

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Break Down; Destruction

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-rrhaphy

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Suture

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-pexy

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Surgical Fixation

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ac & -al & -an & -ar & -ary & -atic &
eal & -iac & -ic & -ile & -ine & -ior &
nic & -ory & -ose & -ous & -tic

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Pertaining To

Q

-derma

A

Skin Condition

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-emia

A

Blood Condition

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-itis

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Inflammation

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-logy

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Study Of

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-oma

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Mass; Tumor

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-opsy

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To View

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-phagia

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Eating

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-plasty

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Surgical Repair

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-rrhea

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Discharge

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-tome

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Instrument to Cut

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-clasia

A

Surgical Break

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-desis

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Fuse

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-listhesis

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Slipping

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-porosis

A

Porous