Sufix Flashcards

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-ac, -al, -ic, -ical

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Pertaining to

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2
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-algia

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Pain

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3
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-centesis

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Surgical puncture to remove fluid or gas

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4
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-cyte

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Cell

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5
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-cytosis

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Increase in cell number

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6
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-drome

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To run

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7
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-ectomy

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Removal; excision; resection

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8
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-emia

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Blood condition

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9
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-emia

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Pertaining to a blood condition

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10
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-genie

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Produced by or in

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11
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-gram

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Record

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12
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-graph

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Instrument for recording

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13
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-graphy

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Process of recording

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14
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-ion

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Process

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15
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-ist

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Specialist

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16
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-itis

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Inflammation

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17
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-logy

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Study of

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18
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-Oma

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Tumour; mass; mass; flu if collection

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19
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-opsy

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View of

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20
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-osis

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Abnormal condition

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21
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-patchy

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Disease condition; emotion

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22
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-scope

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Instrument foot visual examination

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23
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-scopy

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Visual examination

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24
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-sis

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State of; condition

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25
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-tomy

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Incision; process of cutting into

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26
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-plasia

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Development; formation; growth

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27
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-plasm

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Formation

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28
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-plasty

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Surgical repair

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29
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-some sort

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Bodies

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30
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-blast

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Immature; embryonic

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31
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-desks

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Surgical fixation; to bind; tie together

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32
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-dynia

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Pain

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33
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-fication

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Process of making

34
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-Genesis

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Producing; forming

35
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-malacia

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Softening

36
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-me try

A

Measurement

37
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-Pexy

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Surgical fixation; to put in place

38
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-physis

A

To grow

39
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-plasia

A

Development; formation; growth

40
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-plasty

A

Surgical repair

41
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-poiesis

A

Formation

42
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-porosis

A

Condition of pores(spaces)

43
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-rrhaphy

A

Suture

44
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-Sclerosis

A

Hardening

45
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-sthenia

A

Strength

46
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-tome

A

Instrument to cut

47
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-therapy

A

Treatment

48
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-trophy

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Development; nourishment

49
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-y

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Condition

50
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-opsy

A

View of

51
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-Ase

A

Enzyme

52
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-orexia

A

Appetite

53
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-action

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Process; condition

54
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-ose

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Full of; pertaining to; sugar

55
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-cele

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Hernia

56
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-osis

A

Abnormal condition

57
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-otic

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Pertaining to the abnormal condition

58
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-chezia

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Defecation; elimination if waste

59
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-pepsia

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Digestion

60
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-Pexy

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Surgical fixation; to put in place

61
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-ectasis, -ectasia

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Stretching; dilation; dilatatiom

62
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-phagia

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Eating; swallowing

63
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-plasty

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Surgical repair

64
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-emesis

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Vomiting

65
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-prandial

A

Meal

66
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-ptyalo

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Spit; saliva

67
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-ptysis

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Spitting

68
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-gen; -Genesis

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Producing; forming

69
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-rrhaphy

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Suture

70
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-rrhea

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Flow; discharge

71
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-ia

A

Condition

72
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-spasm

A

Sudden involuntary contractions of muscles

73
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-iasis

A

Abnormal condition

74
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-stalsis

A

Contraction

75
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-stasis

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Stopping; controlling

76
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-stenosis

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Tightening; narrowing; stricture

77
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-stomy

A

New opening to the outside of the body

78
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-lithiasis

A

Abnormal condition of stones

79
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-tresia

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Opening

80
Q

-lysis

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Breakdown; separation; destruction; loosening

81
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-um

A

Structure; tissue; thing; pertaining to

82
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-megaly

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Enlargement