Suffixes Flashcards

1
Q

-al / -eal

A

Pertaining to

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2
Q

-algia

A

Pain

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3
Q

-cyte

A

Cell

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4
Q

-ectomy

A

Removal
Excision
Resection

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5
Q

-emia

A

Blood condition

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6
Q

-globin

A

Protein

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7
Q

-gram

A

Record

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8
Q

-ia

A

Condition

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9
Q

-ic

A

Pertaining to

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10
Q

-ism

A

Condition

Process

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11
Q

-itis

A

Inflammation

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12
Q

-logist

A

Specialist in the study of

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13
Q

-logy

A

Study of

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14
Q

-oma

A

Tumor

Mass

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15
Q

-opsy

A

Process of viewing

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16
Q

-osis

A

Abnormal condition

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17
Q

-scope

A

Instrument to visually examine

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18
Q

-scopy

A

Process of visual examination

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19
Q

-sis

A

State of

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20
Q

-tomy

A

Process of cutting into

Incision

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21
Q

-megaly

A

Enlargement

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22
Q

-pathy

A

Disease

Condition

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23
Q

-rrhea

A

Flow

Discharge

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24
Q

-rrhage / -rrhagia

A

Excessive discharge of blood

25
Q

-sclerosis

A

Hardening

26
Q

-uria

A

Condition of urine

27
Q

-ar / -ary

A

Pertaining to

28
Q

-centesis

A

Surgical puncture to remove fluid

29
Q

-graphy

A

Process of recording

30
Q

-lysis

A

Separation
Breakdown
Destruction

31
Q

-plasty

A

Surgical repair

Surgical correction

32
Q

-stomy

A

Opening

33
Q

-therapy

A

Treatment

34
Q

-ation

A

Process

Condition

35
Q

-cision

A

Process of cutting

36
Q

-crine

A

Secretion

37
Q

-dipsia

A

Thirst

38
Q

-gen

A

To produce

39
Q

-ine

A

Pertaining to

40
Q

-lapse

A

To fall

Slide

41
Q

-meter

A

To measure

42
Q

-mission

A

To send

43
Q

-mortem

A

Death

44
Q

-ous

A

Pertaining to

45
Q

-partum

A

Birth

46
Q

-phagia

A

Eating

47
Q

-phasia

A

Speech

48
Q

-plasia

A

Formation (condition)

49
Q

-plasm

A

Formation (tissue)

50
Q

-plegia

A

Paralysis

51
Q

-pnea

A

Breathing

52
Q

-section

A

To cut

53
Q

-stasis

A

To stand
Place
Stop
Control

54
Q

-tension

A

Pressure

55
Q

-thesis

A

To put or place

56
Q

-tic

A

Pertaining to

57
Q

-trophy

A

Nourishment

Development

58
Q

-um

A

Structure

59
Q

-y

A

Process

Condition