Suffixes Flashcards
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-ac
A
pertaining to
2
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-al
A
pertaining to
3
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-ar
A
pertaining to
4
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-ary
A
pertaining to
5
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-eal
A
pertaining to
6
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-ial
A
pertaining to
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-ic
A
pertaining to
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-ous
A
pertaining to
9
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-agra
A
excessive pain
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-algia
A
pain
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-apheresis
A
removal
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-ase
A
enzyme
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-asthenia
A
weakness
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-atresia
A
absence of a normal body opening; occlusion; closure
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-capnia
A
carbon dioxide
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-cele
A
hernia; protrusion
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-centesis
A
surgical puncture to aspirate fluid
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-cidal
A
killing
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-clasia
A
break
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-clast
A
break
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-clasis
A
break
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-clysis
A
irrigating; washing
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-coccus (pl. cocci)
A
berryshaped (form of bacterium)
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-crine
A
separate; secrete
25
-crit
to separate
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-cyte
cell
27
-desis
surgical fixation; fusion
28
-drome
run; running
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-ectasis
stretching out; dilation; expansion
30
-ectomy
excision or surgical removal
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-ectopia
displacement
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-emesis
vomiting
33
-emia
blood condition
34
-er
one who
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-esis
condition
36
-iasis
condition
37
-gen
substance or agent that produces or causes
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-genesis
origin; cause
39
-genic
producing; originating; causing
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-gram
record; x-ray film
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-graph
instrument used to record
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-graphy
process of recording; xray filming
43
-ia
condition of diseased or abnormal state
44
-iatry
physician; treatment
45
-ician
one who
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-ictal
seizure; attack
47
-ism
state of
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-itis
inflammation
49
-lepsy
seizure
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-lysis
loosening; dissolution; separating
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-lytic
destroy; reduce
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-malacia
softening
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-mania
madness; insane desire
54
-megaly
enlargement
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-meter
instrument used to measure
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-metry
measurement
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-morph
form; shape
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-odia
smell
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-odynia
pain
60
-oid
resembling
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-ologist
one who studies and practices (specialist)
62
-ology
study of
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-oma
tumor; swelling
64
-opia
vision (condition)
65
-opsy
to view
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-oorhagia
rapid flow of blood
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-oorhaphy
suturing; repairing
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-orrhea
flow; excessive discharge
69
-orrhexis
rupture
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-osis
abnormal condition (means increased when used with blood cell root words)
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-ostomy
creation of an artifical opening
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-otomy
cut into or incision
73
-oxia
oxygen
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-paresis
slight paralysis
75
-pathy
disease
76
-penia
abnormal reduction in number; deficiency
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-pepsia
digestion
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-pexy
surgical fixation; suspension
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-phagia
eating; swallowing
80
-philia
love
81
-phily
love
82
-phobia
abnormal fear of or aversion to specific objects or things
83
-phonia
sound or voice
84
-phoria
feeling
85
-physis
growth
86
-plasia
formation; development; a growth
87
-plasm
growth; substance; formation
88
-plasty
plastic or surgical repair
89
-plegia
paralysis
90
-pnea
breathing
91
-poiesis
formation
92
-porosis
passage
93
-prandial
meal
94
-praxia
in front of; before
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-ptosis
dropping; sagging; prolapse
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-ptysis
spitting
97
-salpinx
fallopian tube
98
-sarcoma
malignant tumor
99
-schisis
split; fissure
100
-sclerosis
hardening
101
-scope
instrument used for visual examination
102
-scopy
visual examination
103
-scopic
visual examination
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-sepsis
infection
105
-sis
state of
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-spasm
sudden involuntary muscle contraction
107
-stasis
control; stop
108
-stalsis
contraction
109
-stenosis
constriction; narrowing
110
-thorax
chest
111
-tocia
birth; labor
112
-tome
instrument used to cut
113
-tripsy
surgical crushing
114
-trophy
nourishment
115
-ule
little
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-uria
urine; urination
