Suffixes: Common Flashcards

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1
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-algia

A

pain

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2
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-cele

A

protrusion

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3
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-cyte

A

cell

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4
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-dynia

A

pain

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5
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-ectasis

A

dilation

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6
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-gen

A

that which produces

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7
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-genetic

A

producing

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8
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-ia

A

condition

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9
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-iasis

A

abnormal condition

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10
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-ism

A

state of

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11
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-itis

A

inflammation

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12
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-logist

A

one who studies

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13
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-logy

A

study of

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14
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-lytic

A

destruction

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15
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-malacia

A

abnormal softening

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16
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-megaly

A

enlarged

17
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-oma

A

tumor, mass

18
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-opsy

A

view of

19
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-opsis

A

abnormal condition

20
Q

-pathy

A

disease

21
Q

-plasm

A

formation

22
Q

-plegia

A

paralysis

23
Q

-ptosis

A

drooping

24
Q

-rrhage

A

abnormal flow

25
Q

-rrhagia

A

abnormal flow condition

26
Q

-rrhea

A

discharge

27
Q

-rrhexis

A

rupture

28
Q

-sclerosis

A

hardening

29
Q

-stenosis

A

narrowing

30
Q

-therapy

A

treatment

31
Q

-trophy

A

development

32
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-philia

A

love of

33
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-phobia

A

fear of

34
Q

-xia

A

oxygen

35
Q

-pnea

A

air

36
Q

-ase

A

enzyme

37
Q

-tension

A

pressure

38
Q

-capnea

A

carbon dioxide