Suffixes: General/Conditions Flashcards by Kelsy Watkins

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-ology

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Study of

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-philia

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Love of

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-phobia

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Fear of

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-tension

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Pressure

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-xia

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Oxygen

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-capnea

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Carbon Dioxide

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-pnea

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Air

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-ase

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Enzyme

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-itis

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Inflammation

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-plasia

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Process of growth of growing (Growth in number of cells)

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-plasm

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Growth; Formation

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-oma

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Tumor (Generalyl cancer)

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-trophy

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Growth; typically involving cellular growth (Growth in size of cells)

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-pathy

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Disease

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-osis

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Condition (Abnormal)

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-iasis

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Condition (abnormal)

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-ia

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Abnormal Condition

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-ism

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State of

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-ic/el

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Pertaining to; Related to some process (Pertaining to process at hand)

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-stasis/static

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Maintenance of ‘normal’ conditions

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-dynamic

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Changing(continually)

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-lytic/lysis

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Destruction

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-megaly

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Enlarged

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-penia

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Decreased; Below or lower than normal

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-emia

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Related to a blood condition

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-phag(o/ia)

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To eat To consume or inject

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-dips(o/ia)

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To drink

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-pepsia

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Digestion

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-emesis

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Vomiting

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-uria

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Urination

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-ptosis

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Lowered position of an organ (Don’t pronounce p)

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-praxia

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Motor activity

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-taxia

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Relating to motor activity

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-lexia

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Condition regarding reading (Think Dyslexia)

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-lalia/logia

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Condition involving speech

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-algesia

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Denoting Pain

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-algia

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Denotes Pain

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-genic

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Producing

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-genesis

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Origin or Development

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-lith

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stone

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-cide

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Killer or killing

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-ceptor

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Receptor or sensor

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-cilia

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Hair

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-condyl

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Condyles

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-type

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Class

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-soma

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Body

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-morpho

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Denoting form or structure

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-port

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to carry; mobile

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-myco

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Fungus

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-mycosis

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Disease caused by fungus

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-poiesis

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Formation (blood)

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-partum

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Birth or labor

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-coma

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deep sleep

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-gymn(o)

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Naked

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-tumescence

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Swelling

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-lucent

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Light emitting

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-schisis

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cleft or split

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-dynia

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Pain; Relating to pain

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-labile

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Unstable; Fragile

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-phoria

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Feeling; Relating to a feeling emotionally

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-physis

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Growth; Relating to growing

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-ben(i/e)

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Good

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-crine

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To secrete

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-rrhage/-rrhagia

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Heavy flow; Bursting with blood

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-malacia

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Softening

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-tresia

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perforation; Opening