Suffixes Flashcards

1
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-coccus

A

Spherical bacterium

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2
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-ia

A

Condition

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3
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-ectomy

A

Removal

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4
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-malacia

A

Softening

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5
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-tome

A

An instrument to cut

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6
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-tomy

A

To cut

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7
Q

-rrhea

A

Discharge

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8
Q

-plasty

A

Surgical repair

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9
Q

-opsy

A

View of

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10
Q

-asthenia

A

Weakness

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11
Q

-blast

A

Embryonic

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12
Q

-clast

A

Break

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13
Q

-desis

A

Bind together

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14
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-physis

A

To grow

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15
Q

-porosis

A

Passage

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16
Q

-schisis

A

Split

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17
Q

-stenosis

A

Narrowing

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18
Q

-algia

A

Pain

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19
Q

-ar

A

Pertaining to

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20
Q

-capnia

A

Carbon dioxide

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21
Q

-centesis

A

Puncture to remove

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22
Q

-eal

A

Pertaining to

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23
Q

-ectasia

A

Stretching

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24
Q

-emia

A

Blood

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-gram
Record
26
-itis
Inflammation
27
-meter
Measurement instrument
28
-osmia
Smell
29
-oxia
Oxygen
30
-phonia
Sound
31
Pnea
Breathing
32
-ptysis
Spitting
33
-rrhage
Excessive flow
34
-spasm
Muscle contraction
35
-sphyxia
Pulse
36
-thorax
Chest
37
-dialation
Widening
38
-emia
Blood
39
-lysis
Separation
40
-megaly
Enlargement
41
-oma
Tumor
42
-osis
Condition
43
-sclerosis
Hardening
44
-stenosis
Blockage
45
-arche
Beginning
46
-cyesis
Pregnancy
47
Gravida
Pregnancy
48
-rrhexis
Rupture
49
-para
Woman who has given birth
50
-parous
To bear
51
-rrhea
Discharge
52
-salpinx
Uterine tube
53
-tocia
Labor
54
-one
Hormone
55
-pexy
Fixation
56
-ectomy
Removal
57
-stomy
New opening
58
Eal
Pertaining to
59
Lithiasis
Condition of stones
60
Lysis
Separation
61
Plasty
Repair
62
Tripsy
Crush
63
-ase
Enzyme
64
-cele
Hernia
65
-lasis
Abnormal condition
66
-phagia
Eating
67
-prandial
Meal
68
Edema
Swelling
69
Itis
Inflammation
70
Megaly
Enlargement
71
Old
Resembling
72
Oma
Tumor
73
Pnea
Deficient
74
Pexy
Fixation
75
Poiesis
Production
76
Agon
Assemble
77
Drome
Run, to speed
78
-in/e
A substance
79
Uria
Urine
80
Algesia, Algia
Pain
81
Esthesia
Feeling
82
-iatry
Medical treatment