Suffixes Flashcards by cc ford

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-ac

A

related to or pertaining to

cardiac

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-al

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related to or pertaining to

caudal

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-ar

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related to or pertaining to

vascular

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-e

A

related to or pertaining to

melanocyte

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-eal

A

related to or pertaining to

congeal

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-ic

A

related to or pertaining to

pelvic

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-ose

A

related to or pertaining to

cellulose

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-ous

A

related to or pertaining to

callous

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-ry

A

related to or pertaining to

secretory

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-emia

A

condition or process

anemia

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-ia

A

condition or process

insomnia

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-ism

A

condition or process

aneurism

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-itis

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condition or process

phlebitis

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-lysis

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condition or process

hemolysis

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-oma

A

condition or process

sarcoma

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-osis

A

condition or process

keratosis

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-y

A

condition or process

ambulatory

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-tic

A

relating to or pertaining to

arthritic

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-cle

A

small

auricle

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-ole

A

small

arteriole

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-ule

A

small

pustule

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-ula

A

small

fistula

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-megaly

A

enlargement

hepatomegaly

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-penia

A

abnormal reduction

cytopenia

-form

shape or resembling | vermiform

-asis

formation, presence of | lithiasis

-plasia

formation | achondroplasia

-trophy

development | dystrophy

-poiesis

formation | hematopoiesis

-gram

record | anteriogram

-graph

record, instrument | electrocardiograph

-graphy

process of recording | amniography

-meter

measure or measurement | sphygmometer

-metry

process of measuring | spectrometry

-scope

instument used for viewing | arthroscope

-scopy

process of viewing with an instrument | colonoscopy

-centesis

puncture to withdraw fluid | abdominiocentesis

-desis

stablization or binding | arthrodesis

-iatric

treatment | gariatric

-plasty

repair | angioplasty

-rrhaphy

suturing | hepatorrhaphy

-stomy or -ostomy

creating an artificial opening | traceostomy

-tomy

cut or incision | keratotomy

-tripsy

crushing | lithotripsy

-rrhage / -rrhagia

bleeding, bursting forth, abnormal or excessive flow

-rrhaphy

surgical suturing to close a wound

-rrhea

flow or discharge

-rrhexis

rupture