Suffixes Flashcards

1
Q

-oma

A

tumor

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2
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-graph

A

instrument for recording

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3
Q

-iasis

A

abnormal condition

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4
Q

-ism

A

process

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5
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-itis

A

inflammation

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6
Q

-lepsy

A

seizure

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7
Q

-opia

A

vision condition

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8
Q

-opsy

A

view of

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9
Q

-y

A

process; condition

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10
Q

-osis

A

condition; usually abnormal

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11
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-logy

A

study of

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12
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-lysis

A

breakdown; destruction

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13
Q

-mania

A

obsessive preoccupation

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14
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-megaly

A

enlargement

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15
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-meter

A

measure

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16
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-tomy

A

process of cutting

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17
Q

-type

A

picture; classification

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18
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-uria

A

urination; condition of urine

19
Q

-y

A

process, condition

20
Q

-scopy

A

visual examination

21
Q

-somes

A

bodies

22
Q

-spasm

A

contraction

23
Q

-stasis

A

stoppage

24
Q

-stomy

A

new opening

25
Q

-emia

A

blood condition

26
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-esthesia

A

nervous sensation

27
Q

-form

A

resembling; in the shape of

28
Q

-gene, -genic

A

production; origin

29
Q

-gram

A

record

30
Q

-pathy

A

disease

31
Q

-penia

A

too few

32
Q

-phobia

A

fear

33
Q

-plasm

A

formation

34
Q

-plasty

A

operative revision

35
Q

-algia

A

pain

36
Q

-cele

A

hemia

37
Q

-cide

A

kill

38
Q

-crine

A

to secrete; separate

39
Q

-ectomy

A

removal; excision

40
Q

paralysis

A

hemiplegia

41
Q

bursting forth

A

hemorrhage

42
Q

hemmorrhage

A

diarrhea

43
Q

hardening

A

arteriosclerosis

44
Q

instrument to examine

A

microscope