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Suffixes Flashcards

1
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a

A

A noun ending

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ac

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Pertaining to

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ad

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Toward

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al

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Pertaining to

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algesia

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Sensitivity to pain

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algia

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Pain

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ar

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Pertaining to

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ary

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Pertaining to, relating to

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ate

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Something that

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blast

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Immature, embryonic

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cele

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Herniation

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centesis

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Surgical puncture

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cide

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To kill or destroy

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clasis

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Crushing or breaking

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cyte

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Cell

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16
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desis

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Binding or surgical fusion

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17
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dynia

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Pain

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18
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e

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e is a noun ending

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eal

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Pertaining to

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ectasia

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Stretching or dilatation

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21
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ectomy

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Surgical removal

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22
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emia

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Blood condition

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23
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er

A

One who

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24
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esis

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Condition of

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25
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genesis

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Generating, formation

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26
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genic

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Pertaining to, formation

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27
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gram

A

Record or picture, unit of mass

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graph

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Instrument used to record

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29
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graphy

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Process of recording

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30
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ia

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Condition

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31
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ian

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Specialist in a field of study

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32
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iatriac

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Field of medicine

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33
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iatrist

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Specialist in a field of study

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34
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iatry

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Field of medicine

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35
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ic

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Pertaining to

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ical

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Pertaining to

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ician

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Specialist in a field of study

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ile

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pertaining to, capable

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ion

A

action, process

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ism

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Condition

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ist

A

Specializes in a field of study

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itis

A

Inflammation

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ize

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To make, to treat or combine with

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lepsy

A

Seizure, sudden attack

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liter

A

Unit of volume

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lith

A

Stone

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lithiasis

A

Presence or formation of

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logy

A

Study of

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logist

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Specialist in a study of

50
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lysis

A

Destruction or detachment

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mania

A

A mental disorder, a madness

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megaly

A

Enlargement

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meter

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Instrument to measure, length

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metry

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The process of measuring

55
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oid

A

Resembling

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ole

A

Small

57
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Oma

A

Tumor

58
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Opia

A

Visual condition

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ory

A

Pertaining to, characterized by

60
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osis

A

Condition

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ous

A

Pertaining to, characterized by

62
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pathy

A

Disease

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penia

A

Decrease in, deficiency

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pexy

A

Surgical fixation

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philia

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Attracted to

66
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phobia

A

Abnormal fear

67
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plasty

A

Surgical repair

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plegia

A

Paralysis, stroke

69
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pnea

A

Breathing

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ptosis

A

Drooping or prolapse

71
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rrhagia

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Excessive flow or bursting forth

72
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rrhaphy

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Suturing

73
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rrhea

A

Drainage flow

74
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rrhexis

A

Rupture

75
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scope

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instrument used to view

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scopy

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Process of viewing with a scope

77
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stasis

A

Stopping or standing still

78
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stomy

A

Surgical creation of new opening

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tic

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Pertaining to

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tion

A

Process of

81
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tomy

A

Incision into

82
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tripsy

A

Intentional crushing

83
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ula

A

Small

84
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ule

A

Small one

85
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um

A

Suffix for singular noun

86
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uria

A

Characteristic of urine

87
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us

A

Suffix of singular nouns

88
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y

A

A noun ending

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