suffixes (u3) Flashcards

1
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-algia

A

pain

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2
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-cele

A

hernia

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3
Q

-centesis

A

puncture to remove fluid

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4
Q

-coccus

A

(singular) berry-shaped bacterium

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5
Q

-cocci

A

(plural) Berry-shaped bacterium

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6
Q

-cyte

A

cell

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7
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-dynia

A

pain

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8
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-ectomy

A

excision, removal, resection

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9
Q

-emia

A

blood condition

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10
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-genesis

A

condition of producing, forming

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11
Q

-gram

A

record

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12
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-graph

A

instrument for recording

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13
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-itis

A

inflammation

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14
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-logy

A

study of

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15
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-lysis

A

breakdown, deconstruction, separating

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16
Q

-malacia

A

softening

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17
Q

-megaly

A

enlargement

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18
Q

-oma

A

tumor, mass, collection of fluid

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19
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-opsy

A

to view

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20
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-osis

A

condition, usually abnormal

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21
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-pathy

A

disease condition

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22
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-penia

A

deficiency

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23
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-phobia

A

fear

24
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-plasia

A

development, formation, growth

25
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-plasty

A

surgical repair

26
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-ptosis

A

drooping, falling, prolapse

27
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-rrhea

A

flow, discharge

28
Q

-sclerosis

A

hardening

29
Q

-scope

A

instrument for visual examination

30
Q

-scopy

A

process of visual examination (with an endoscope)

31
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-stasis

A

controlling, stopping

32
Q

-stomy

A

opening to form a mouth (stoma)

33
Q

-therapy

A

treatment

34
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-tomy

A

incision, cutting into

35
Q

-trophy

A

development, nourishment

36
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-er

A

one who

37
Q

-ia

A

condition

38
Q

-ist

A

specialist

39
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-oid

A

resembling, derived from

40
Q

-ole

A

little, small

41
Q

-ule

A

little, small

42
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-um

A

structure, tissue

43
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-ium

A

structure, tissue

44
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-us

A

structure, substance

45
Q

-y

A

condition, process

46
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-ac

A

pertaining to

47
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-iac

A

pertaining to

48
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-al

A

pertaining to

49
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-ar

A

pertaining to

50
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-ary

A

pertaining to

51
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-eal

A

pertaining to

52
Q

-genic

A

pertaining to producing, produced in or by

53
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-ic

A

pertaining to

54
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-ical

A

pertaining to

55
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-ose

A

pertaining to, full of

56
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-ous

A

pertaining to

57
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-tic

A

pertaining to