Suffixes Flashcards

1
Q

-plasm

A

Formation

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2
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-algia

A

pain

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3
Q

graph

A

instrument for recording

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4
Q

iasis

A

abnormal condition

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5
Q

ism

A

process; condition

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6
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itis

A

inflammation

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7
Q

lepsy

A

seizure

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8
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logy

A

study of

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9
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lysis

A

breakdown; destruction

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10
Q

mania

A

obsessive preoccupation

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11
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megaly

A

enlargement

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12
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meter

A

measure

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13
Q

oma

A

tumor

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14
Q

opia

A

vision condition

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15
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opsy

A

view of

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16
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orexia

A

appetite

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17
Q

osis

A

condition; usually abnormal

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18
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pathy

A

disease

19
Q

penia

A

too few

20
Q

phobia

A

fear

21
Q

-cele

A

hernia

22
Q

-cide

A

kill

23
Q

-crine

A

to secrete;separate

24
Q

-ectomy

A

removal;excision

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
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-gene,-genic

A

production; origin

29
Q

-gram

A

record

30
Q

-plasty

A

operative revision

31
Q

-plegia

A

paralysis

32
Q

-rrhage

A

bursting forth

33
Q

-rrhea

A

hemorrhage; flow

34
Q

-sclerosis

A

hardening

35
Q

-scope

A

instrument to examine

36
Q

-scopy

A

visual examination

37
Q

-somes

A

bodies

38
Q

-spasm

A

contraction

39
Q

-stasis

A

stoppage

40
Q

-stomy

A

new opening

41
Q

-tomy

A

process of cutting

42
Q

-type

A

picture; classification

43
Q

-uria

A

urination; condition of urine

44
Q

-y

A

process; condition