Suffixes Flashcards

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-blast

A

Immature, forming

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  • algia/ -ia

- dynia

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Pain

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-cide

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Destroyer of, killer of

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-crine

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Secreting

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-cyte

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Cell

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-derma

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Skin

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-ema

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Condition

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-gen

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Producing, coming to be

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-genesis

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Production of

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-gram

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A recording, results

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-graph

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Recording instrument

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-graphy

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Process of recording

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-ism

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Condition, disease, doctrine

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  • itis

pl. , -itides

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Inflammation

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-kinesia

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Movement

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-logist

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One who practices

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-logy

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Study, practice

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-lysis

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Destruction of

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-lytic

A

Destroying

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-malaria

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Softening

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-megaly

A

Enlargement

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-meter

A

Measuring device

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-metry

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Measurement

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-oid

A

Like, resembling

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-oma

A

Tumor

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-phil

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Attraction, affinity for

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-phobia

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Fear of

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  • plasia

- poiesis

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Formation

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-plasty

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Surgical repair

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-rrhagia

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Heavy discharge

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-rrhea

A

A flowing, a flux

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-scope

A

Instrument

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-scopy

A

Observing

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-somnia

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Sleep

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-stasis

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Stopping ; constant

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-tome

A

Cutting instrument

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-tomy

A

Cutting operation

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-uria

A

Urine

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-ectomy

A

Surgical removal

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-plegia

A

Paralysis

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-ole

A

Small

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Pnea

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Breathing