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Suffixes Flashcards

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-er, -ist

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One who

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-iatrician

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Practitioner

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-logist

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One who studies; Specialist

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-ac, -al, -ic, -ical

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Pertaining to

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-logic, -logical

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Pertaining to the study of

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-iatrics, -iatry

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Medical profession or treatment

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-olgy

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Study or science of

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-centesis

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Surgical puncture to aspirate or remove fluid

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-ectomy

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Excision (surgical removal or cutting out)

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-lysis

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Process of loosening, freeing, or destroying

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-pexy

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Surgical fixation

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-plasty

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Surgical repair

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-stomy

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Formation of an opening

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-tome

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An instrument used for cutting

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-tomy

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Incision (cutting into tissue)

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-tripsy

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Surgical crushing

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-algia, -dynia

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Pain

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-cele

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Hernia (protrusion of all or part of an organ through wall of cavity that contains it)

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-ectasia, -ectasis

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Dilatation (dilation, enlargement or stretching of a structure or part)

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-edema

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Swelling

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21
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-emeis

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Vomiting

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-emia

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Condition of the blood

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-ia, -iasis

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Condition

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-itis

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Inflammation

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-lith

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Stone o calculus

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-malacia

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Soft, Softening

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27
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-mania

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Excessive preoccupation

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28
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-meglay

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Enlargement

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29
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-oid

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Resembling

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-oma

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Tumor

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-osis

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Condition (often an abnormal condition; sometimes an increase)

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-pathy

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Disease

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33
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-penia

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Deficiency

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-phobia

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Abnormal fear

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35
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-ptosis

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Prolapse (sagging)

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36
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-rrhage, -rrhagia

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Excessive bleeding or hemorrhage

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-rrhea

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Flow; Discharge

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38
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-rrhexis

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Rupture

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39
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-spasm

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Twitching, cramp

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40
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-stasis

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Stopping, controlling

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-able, -ible

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Capable of; able to

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-ac, -al, -an, -ar, -ary, -eal, -ic, -ive, -tic

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Pertaining to

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-ase

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-eum, -ium

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-ia, -ism

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Condition; Theory

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-iac

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One who suffers

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-opia

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-ose

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-ous

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Pertaining to; Characterized by

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-y

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State; Condition

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-cyte

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-genic

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Produced by or in

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-genesis

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Producing; Forming

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-gram

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-graph

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Instrument for recording

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-graphy

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Process of recording

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-kinesia, -kinesis

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Movement; Motion

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-lepsy

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-lysin

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That which destroys

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-lysis

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Process of destroying

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-lytic

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Capable of or producing destruction

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-malacia

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Abnormal softening

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-megaly

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Enlargement

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-meter

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Instrument used to measure

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-metry

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Process of measuring

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-pathy

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-phagia, -phagic, -phagy

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Eating; Swallowing

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-phasia

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-plegia

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-schisis

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Split; Cleft

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-sclerosis

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-scope

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Instrument used for viewing

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-scopy

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Process of examining visually

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-trophic, -trophy

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-therapy

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-ad

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-asthenia

78
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-blast

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embryonic form

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-capnia

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carbon dioxide

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-cidal

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-clasia

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-clysis

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irrigation; washing out

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-crine

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-cyesis

85
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-desis

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binding, fusion

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-genous

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beginning; origin

87
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-ial

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pertaining to

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-ole

89
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-para

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woman who has given birth

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-paresis

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slight paralysis

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-pepsia

92
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-phylaxis

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protection

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-physis

94
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-plasia

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formation; development

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-pnea

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-pod

97
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-poiesis

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production

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-rrhaphy

99
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-stenosis

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stricture; narrowing

100
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-tropin

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that which stimulates

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