Suffixes ch3 Flashcards

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-cele

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Hernia

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-algia

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Pain

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-centesis

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Surgical puncture to remove fluid

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-coccus ( plural - cocci)

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Berry shaped bacterium

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-cyte

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Cell

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-dynia

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Pain

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-ectomy

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Excision removal resection

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-emia

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Blood condition

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-genesis

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Condition of producing forming

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-gram

A

Record

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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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-itis

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Inflammation

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-logy

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Study of

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-lysis

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Breakdown, destruction, separation

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-malacia

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Softening

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-megaly

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Enlargement

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-Oma

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Tumor, mass, collection of fluid

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18
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-opsy

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To view

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19
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-osis

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Condition, usually abnormal

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20
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-pathy

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Disease condition

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21
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-Penia

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Deficiency

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-phobia

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Fear

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-plasia

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Development, formation, growth

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-plasty

A

Surgical repair

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-ptosis

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Falling dropping prolapse

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-sclerosis

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Hardening

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-scope

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Instrument for visual examination

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-scopy

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Process of visual examination

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-stasis

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Stopping controlling

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-stomy

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Opening to form a mouth ( stoma)

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-therapy

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Treatment

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-tomy

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Incision cutting into

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-trophy

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Development nourishment

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-er

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One who

Example : radiographER

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-ia

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Condition

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-ist

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Specialist

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-ole

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Little small

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-ule

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Little small

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-um, ium

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Structure, tissue

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-us

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Structure substance

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-y

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Condition, process

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  • ac, -iac
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Pertaining to

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-al

A

Pertaining to

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-ar

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Pertaining to

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-ary

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Pertaining to

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-eal

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Pertaining to

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-Genic

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Pertaining to,produced by or in, producing t

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-ic,-ical

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Pertaining to

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-oid

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Resembling

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-ose

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Pertaining to, full of

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-pus

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Pertaining to

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-tic

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Pertaining to