suffixes Flashcards

1
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-a

A

without

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-ac

A

pertaining to

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-al

A

pertaining to

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4
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-algia

A

pain

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5
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-ary

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relating to

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6
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-asthenia

A

weakness

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7
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-astresia

A

condition of abnormal occlusion

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8
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-capnia

A

carbon dioxide

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9
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-centesis

A

surgical puncture to remove fluid

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10
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-clasis

A

surgically break

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11
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-coccus

A

round shaped bacteria

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12
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-cyte

A

cell

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13
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-desis

A

surgical fusion

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14
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-dynia

A

pain

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15
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-eal

A

pertaining to

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16
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-ectasis

A

dilation

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17
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-ectomy

A

surgial removal

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18
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-emia

A

blood condition

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19
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-gen

A

to produce or cause

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20
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-genic

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producing or causing

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21
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-graph, -gram

A

picture or image

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22
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-graphy

A

processing of recording a picture or record

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23
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-iatrist

A

specialist

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24
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-iatry

A

field of

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25
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-ic

A

pertaining to

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26
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-ictal

A

seizure

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27
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-ior

A

pertaining to

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28
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-ism

A

condition

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29
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-itis

A

inflammation

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30
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-lysis

A

breaking down

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31
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-malacia

A

abnormal softening

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32
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-megaly

A

enlargement

33
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-meter

A

to measure

34
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-metry

A

process of measuring

35
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-oid

A

like or resembling

36
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-ologist

A

specialist

37
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-ology

A

study of

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-oma

A

tumor

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-opia

A

vision condition

40
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-opsy

A

viewing

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-osis

A

abnormal condition

42
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-ostomy

A

creating an artificial opening

43
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-otomy

A

surgical incision

44
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-ous

A

pertaining to

45
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-paresis

A

paralysis

46
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-partum

A

child birth or labor

47
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-pathy

A

disease

48
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-penia

A

deficiency of

49
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-pepsia

A

digestion

50
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-pexy

A

surgical fixation

51
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-phagia

A

to swallow

52
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-phasia

A

to speak

53
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-phobia

A

abnormal fear of specific things

54
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-physis

A

to grow

55
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-plasia

A

development

56
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-plasm

A

substance that develops or forms cells/tissue

57
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-plasty

A

surgical repair

58
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-plegia

A

paralysis

59
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-pnea

A

to breathe

60
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-ptosis

A

dropping or sagging

61
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-rrhagia

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abnormal flow or discharge (blood)

62
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-rrhage

A

abnormal flow or discharge (blood)

63
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-rrhaphy

A

suturing or stitching

64
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-rrhea

A

abnormal flow or discharge (not blood)

65
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-rrhexis

A

rupture

66
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-sarcoma

A

malignant tumor

67
Q

-sclerosis

A

abnormal hardening

68
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-scope

A

instrument used for visual examinations

69
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-scopic

A

pertaining to visual examination

70
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-scopy

A

visual examination

71
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-sis

A

condition

72
Q

-spasm

A

sudden contraction of muscles

73
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-stasis

A

stop or control

74
Q

-stenosis

A

abnormal narrowing

75
Q

-thorax

A

chest cavity

76
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-tocia

A

labor or birth

77
Q

-tome

A

instrument used to cut things in layers

78
Q

-tripsy

A

surgical crushing