Suffixes Flashcards

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1
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-al

A

pertaining to

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-algia

A

pain

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-ar

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pertaining to

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4
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-ation

A

condition, process

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5
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-blast

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immature cell

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-cele

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hernia, swelling

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7
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-centesis

A

surgical puncture

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8
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-clast

A

breakdown

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9
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-cyte

A

cell

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-derma

A

skin

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11
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-desis

A

fixation

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-dynia

A

pain

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13
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-eal

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pertaining to

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14
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-ectasis

A

dilation

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15
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-ectomy

A

excision

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16
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-emia

A

blood condition

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17
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-gen

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to create, to produce

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18
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-genesis

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creation

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19
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-genic

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creating, producing

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20
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-gram

A

record

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21
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-graph

A

instrument to record

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22
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-grapher

A

one who records

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23
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-graphy

A

process of recording

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24
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-ia

A

condition

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25
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-iasis

A

condition, state of

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26
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-iatry

A

treatment

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27
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-ic

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pertaining to

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28
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-in

A

chemical compound

29
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-ion

A

action, condition

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-ior

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pertaining to

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-ism

A

condition

32
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-ist

A

specialist

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-itis

A

inflammation

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-logist

A

specialist in the study of

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-logy

A

study of

36
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-lysis

A

destruction, separation

37
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-malacia

A

softening

38
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-mania

A

frenzy

39
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-megaly

A

enlargement

40
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-meter

A

instrument to measure

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-metry

A

process of measuring

42
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-oid

A

resembling

43
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-ole

A

small

44
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-oma

A

tumor

45
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-osis

A

condition

46
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-ous

A

pertaining to

47
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-pathy

A

disease

48
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-penia

A

deficiency

49
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-phobia

A

condition of fear

50
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-phylaxis

A

protection

51
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-plasia

A

formation

52
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-plasty

A

surgical repair

53
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-poiesis

A

to make

54
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-ptosis

A

drooping

55
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-ptysis

A

to spit

56
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-rrhage

A

flow profusely

57
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-rrhagia

A

flow profusely

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-rrhea

A

flow, discharge

59
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-rrhoid

A

flow

60
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-scope

A

instrument to view

61
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-scopy

A

process of viewing

62
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-stasis

A

control, stay in one place, stop

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-stomy

A

new opening

64
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-therapy

A

treatment

65
Q

-thorax

A

chest

66
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-tome

A

instrument to cut

67
Q

-tomy

A

incision

68
Q

-ule

A

small

69
Q

-um

A

structure