Suffixes Flashcards

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Cele

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Hernia

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Emia

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Blood

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Ectasis and ectasia

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Dilation or expansion

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Iasis

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Formation of or presence of

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Itis

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Inflammation

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Malacia

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Softening

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Megaly

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Enlargement

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Sclerosis

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Hardening

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Oma

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Tumor

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Osis

A

Condition or disease

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Pathy

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Disease

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Ptosis

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Prolapse or downward displacement

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Rrhexis

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Rupture

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Trophy

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Growth or nourishment

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Ectomy

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Removal or excision

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Scopy

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Inspection or examination

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Stomy

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Surgical creation of an artificial opening

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Tomy

A

Incision or cutting into

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Desis

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Binding or fixation

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Pexy

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Suspension or fixation

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Plasty

A

Plastic repair of

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Centesis

A

Puncture

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Rrhaphy

A

Suture repair

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Algia

A

Pain

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Genic

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Producing or originating

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Lysis

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Destruction or breakdown

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Rrhagia

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Excessive flow or discharge

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Rrhea

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Excessive discharge

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Penia

A

Decrease or deficiency

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Spasm

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Involuntary contraction

31
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Ic,ac,al and ar

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Pertaining to