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Suffixes Flashcards

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-emesis

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Vomiting

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-itis

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Inflammation

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-algia

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Pain

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-eal

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Pertaining to

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5
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-Y

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Condition or process

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-toxic

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Poison

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-phobia

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Fear

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-spasm

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Involuntary contraction, twitching

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-tic

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Pertaining to

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Instrument for measuring

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-meter

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Instrument for examining

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-scope

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Excision or removal

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-ectomy

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Separation, destruction, loosening

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-lysis

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-ior

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Pertaining to

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Pain

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-dynia or -algia

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Instrument for recording

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-graph

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17
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Disease

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-pathy

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18
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Forming an opening

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-stomy

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19
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-ician

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Specialist

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Act of measuring

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-metry

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21
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Forming, producing, origin

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-gen

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22
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Abnormal condition of hardening

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-scerlosis

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23
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-lith

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Stone, calculus

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Decrease, deficiency

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-penia

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Small/minute

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-icle

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-emesis

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Vomiting

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-ist

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Specialist

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-ule

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Small/minute

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29
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Medicine/treatment

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-iatry

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30
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Softening

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-malacia

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-ole

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Small/minute

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Prolapse, downward displacement

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Crushing

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Suture

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Surgical puncture

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To break, surgical fracture

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Binding, fixation (of bone or joint)

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Fixation of an organ

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Instrument to cut

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Tumor

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Forming, producing, origin

42
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-ism

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Condition (noun)

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-ectasis

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Dilation or expansion

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-plasm

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Formation of growth or tissue

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-esis

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Condition (noun)

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Visual examination

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Abnormal condition produced by something specific

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-ar

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Pertaining to

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Surgical repair

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Swelling

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-cele

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Hernia, swelling

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Eating or swallowing

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Formation or growth

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Narrowing/ stricture

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Rupture

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-ia

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Condition (noun)

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Record, writing

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Bursting forth

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-rrhage or -rrhagia

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Process of recording

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-ous

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Pertaining to

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-ic

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Pertaining to

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-al

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Pertaining to

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-ary

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Pertaining to

64
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Discharge or flow

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Paralysis

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Abnormal condition;process

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Study of

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-ac

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Pertaining to

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Speech

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Enlargement

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-ical

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Pertaining to

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Nourishment or development

73
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Blood condition

74
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Incision

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