Suffixes Flashcards

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-ac, -ar, -ary, -is, -ose

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pertaining to

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centesis

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surgical puncture

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emia

A

blood condition

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ia

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condition

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ion

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process

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ism

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condition

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lysis

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loosening, breaking down

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megaly

A

abnormally large

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oid

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resembling

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peni, penic

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deficient

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pexy

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surgical fixation

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pheresis

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removal

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13
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phil

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attraction, an affinity for

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14
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poiesis

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formation

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rrhage

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bursting forth

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rrhaphy

A

suturing

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rrhexis

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rupture

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18
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sis

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state of, condition

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stasis

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stopping, still, same

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thelium

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specialized layer of cells

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21
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um

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structure

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22
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us

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condition

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al, ary

A

pertaining to

24
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ation

A

process of

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atory

A

pertaining to

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capnia

A

carbon dioxide in the blood

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dynia

A

pain

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eal

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pertaining to

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ic

A

pertaining to

30
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lytic

A

destroy

31
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phasia

A

speech

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pnea

A

breathing

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phonia

A

sound, voice

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sphyxia

A

pulse

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stenosis

A

narrowing

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thorax

A

chest

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asthenia

A

weakenss

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cele

A

hernia, swelling

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esthesia

A

sensation, perception

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lepsy

A

seizure

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lysis

A

to loosen or break

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malacia

A

softening

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paresis

A

partial paralysis

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phagia

A

eating, swallowing

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plegia

A

paralysis

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troph

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development

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ase

A

enzyme

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emesis

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to vomit

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iasis

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condition of

50
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occlus

A

to close

51
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orexia

A

appetite

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pepsia

A

digestion

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ptosis

A

drooping, falling

54
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rrhea

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excessive flow, discharge

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tripsy

A

crushing

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y

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process of