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Suffixes Flashcards

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-kinesia

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movement/motion

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-kinesis

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movement/motion

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3
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-logist

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specialist

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-logy

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study of

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5
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-lysis

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loosening/freeing/breaking apart/destroying

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6
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-lytic*

A

pertaining to destruction

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7
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-malacia

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softening

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8
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-mania

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preoccupation

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9
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-megaly

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enlargement

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10
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-meter

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instrument to measure

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11
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-metry

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process of measuring

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12
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-oid

A

resembling

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13
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-oma

A

tumor

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14
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-opia

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vision

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15
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-ose

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sugar

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16
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-osis

A

condition (abnormal; proliferation or an increased number of)

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17
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-ous

A

pertaining to/characterized by

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18
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-pathy

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disease or abnormality

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19
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-penia

A

deficiency

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20
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-pexy

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surgical fixation

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21
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-phagia

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eating/swallowing

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22
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-gic

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eating/swallowing

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23
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-gy

A

eating/swallowing

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24
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-phagia/-gic/-gy

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eating/swallowing

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25
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-phasia

A

speech

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26
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-phobia

A

abnormal fear

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27
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-plasty

A

surgical repair

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28
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-plegia

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paralysis or a stroke

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29
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-rrhage

A

excessive flow or discarge

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30
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-rrhagia

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excessive flow or discharge

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31
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-rrhage/-rrhagia

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excessive flow or discharge

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32
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-rrhaphy

A

suture

33
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-rrhea

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flow or discharge

34
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-rrhexis

A

rupture

35
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-sclerosis

A

hardening

36
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-scopy

A

examination with an instrument

37
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-spasm

A

twitching

38
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-stasis

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stopping

39
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-stomy

A

forming of an opening

40
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-tome

A

instrument for cutting

41
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-tomy

A

incision (cutting into)

42
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-tripsy

A

surgical crushing

43
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-trophic*/-trophy

A

nutrition

44
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-trophic*

A

nutrition

45
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-trophy

A

nutrition

46
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-able/-ible

A

capable of

47
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-able

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capable of

48
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-ible

A

capable of

49
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-ac/-al/-an/-ar/-ary/-eal/-ic/-ive/-tic

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pertaining to [characterized by]

50
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-ac

A

pertaining to

51
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-al

A

pertaining to

52
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-an

A

pertaining to

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-ar

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pertaining to

54
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-ary

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pertaining to

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-eal

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pertaining to

56
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-ic

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pertaining to

57
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-ive

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pertaining to

58
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-tic

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pertaining to

59
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-ase

A

enzyme

60
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-algia

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pain

61
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-cele

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hernia

62
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-centesis

A

procedure to aspirate fluid

63
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-ectasia/-ectasis

A

dilation

64
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-ectomy

A

excesion orremoval

65
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-edema

A

swelling

66
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-emesis

A

vomiting

67
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-emia

A

blood

68
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-genic/-genesis

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beginning/producing

69
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-genic

A

beginning/producing

70
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-genesis

A

beginning/producing

71
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-gram

A

record

72
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-graph

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instrument for recording

73
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-graphy

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process of recording

74
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-ia/-iasis

A

condition

75
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-ism

A

condition

76
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-ist

A

one who

77
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-itis

A

inflammation

78
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-ia

A

condition

79
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-iasis

A

condition

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