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Suffixes Flashcards

1
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abnormal softening

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-malacia

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abnormal hardening

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-sclerosis

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seperation of

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-crit

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surgical repair

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-plasty

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5
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abnormal flow (pertaining to form)

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-rrhagic

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6
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breathing

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-pnea

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paralysis

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-plegia

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eat, swallow

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-phagia

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physician

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-iatrist

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pertaining to being attracted to

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-philic

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skin condition

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-derma

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12
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cutting into, incision

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-otomy

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13
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surgically create an opening

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-ostomy

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14
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state of

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-ism

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15
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enlarged

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-megaly

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16
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blood condition

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-emia

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17
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produces

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-genesis

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“pertaining to” beginning with “i”

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-ic, -ia, -ior, -ine, -ile, -ical, -iac,

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19
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vomit

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-emesis

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20
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“pertaining to” with an “e”

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-eal

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21
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drooping

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-ptosis

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22
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chest

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-thorax

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23
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formation

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-plastin, -poiesis

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attracted to

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-phil

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25
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small

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-ule

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26
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resembling

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-oid

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27
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that which produces

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-gen

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cell

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pertaining to

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-ous, -tic,

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state of

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surgical removal

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state, condition

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abnormal conition

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-iasis, -osis

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mass, tumor

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view of

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discharge

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instrument to cut

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condition of sperm

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turned condition

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nourishment, development

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to kill

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pertaining to studying

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pertaining to development

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-trophic, -plastic

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condition of being attracted to

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surgical fixation

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labor, childbirth

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pertaining to (n-word)

48
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chest

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abnormal decrease, too few

50
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medical treatment

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paralysis

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fallopian tube

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standing still

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beginning

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destruction

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action

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carbon dioxide

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record of picture

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study of

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hearing

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digestion

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specialty of

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spitting

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one who studies

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pertaining to poison

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process of measuring

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pressure

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pain (a-word)

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protection

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