Suffixes (may 31) Flashcards

1
Q

-algesia

A

pain

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2
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-algia

A

pain

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3
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-arche

A

beginning

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4
Q

-ase

A

enzyme

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5
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-asthenia

A

weakness

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6
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-capnia

A

carbon dioxide

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7
Q

-cele

A

hernia; protrusion, swelling

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8
Q

-centesis

A

puncture

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9
Q

-cide

A

to kill

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10
Q

-clasis

A

break, fracture

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11
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-clysis

A

injection

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12
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-crit

A

to seperate

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13
Q

-cusis

A

hearing

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14
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-cyesis

A

pregnancy

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15
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-cyte

A

cell

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16
Q

-desis

A

fixation, binding (of a bone or joint)

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17
Q

-dynia

A

pain

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18
Q

-ectasis

A

dilation; stretching, expansion

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19
Q

-ectomy

A

removal; excision

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20
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-emesis

A

vomiting

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21
Q

-emia

A

blood

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22
Q

-gen

A

born, or producing

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23
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-genesis, genis

A

producing, forming, origin

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24
Q

-glia

A

glue

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25
Q

-globin

A

protein

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26
Q

-gnosis

A

knowledge

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27
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-gram

A

record, a writing

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28
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-graph

A

instrument for recording

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29
Q

-graphy

A

process of recording

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30
Q

-ia

A

condition

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31
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-iasis

A

abnormal condition

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32
Q

-ic

A

pertaining to

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33
Q

-icle

A

small

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34
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-ist

A

one who specializes

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35
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-itis

A

inflammation

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36
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-kinesis

A

movement, motion

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37
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-lith

A

stone, calculus

38
Q

-logist

A

specialist in the study of

39
Q

-logy

A

study of

40
Q

-lysis

A

breaking up; separation, destruction

41
Q

-malacia

A

sofetening

42
Q

-mania

A

madness

43
Q

-megaly

A

enlargement

44
Q

-metry

A

act of measuring

45
Q

-meter

A

instrument for measuring

46
Q

-mnesia

A

memory

47
Q

-oid

A

like; resembling

48
Q

-ole

A

small

49
Q

-oma

A

tumor

50
Q

-opia

A

vision

51
Q

-osis

A

abnormal (morbid) condition, increase (used primarily with blood cells)

52
Q

-para

A

to bear (offspring)

53
Q

-paresis

A

partial paralysis

54
Q

-pathy

A

disease; emotion

55
Q

-penia

A

deficiency, decrease

56
Q

-pexy

A

fixation; to put in place (of an organ)

57
Q

-phagia

A

eat; swallow

58
Q

-phasia

A

speech

59
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-philia

A

attraction for

60
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-phobia

A

fear of

61
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-phonia

A

sound; voice

62
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-plasia

A

development; formation, growth

63
Q

-plasm

A

formation

64
Q

-plasty

A

surgical repair

65
Q

-plegia

A

paralysis

66
Q

-pnea

A

breathing

67
Q

-poiesis

A

formation, production

68
Q

-ptosis

A

drooping, prolapse, downward displacement

69
Q

-ptysis

A

spitting

70
Q

-rrhage, rrhagia

A

burst forth

71
Q

-rrhaphy

A

suture

72
Q

-rrhea

A

flow; discharge

73
Q

-rrhexis

A

rupture

74
Q

-sclerosis

A

hardening

75
Q

-scope

A

instrument for visual examination

76
Q

-scopy

A

visual inspection

77
Q

-spasm

A

involuntary contraction, twitching

78
Q

-stasis

A

stopping; control, standing still

79
Q

-stenosis

A

stricture; narrowing

80
Q

-stomy

A

new opening, forming an opening

81
Q

-therapy

A

treatment

82
Q

-tome

A

instrument for cutting

83
Q

-tomy

A

incision, cut into

84
Q

-toxic

A

poison

85
Q

-tripsy

A

crushing

86
Q

-trophy

A

nourishment

87
Q

-ula

A

small

88
Q

-ule

A

small

89
Q

-uria

A

urine

90
Q

-version

A

to turn

91
Q

-y

A

process