Terms 2- Suffixes Flashcards
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-ac, -al
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Pertaining to
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-able
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Capable of, having ability to
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-algia
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Painful condition
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-an, -Ian
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Pertaining to
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-ant
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Having the characteristics of
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-asis, -asia, -esis, -osis
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Condition or state of
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-asthenia
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Weakness
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-ation
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Process, action, condition
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-blast
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To create, build up
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-cel, -cele
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Swelling, an enlarged space or cavity
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-centesis
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Puncture, usually for drainage
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-cide, -CIA
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Cut, kill, destroy
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-clast
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Destroy, break down
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-ectasia, -ectasis
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Stretching, dilation
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-ectomize, -ectomy
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Excision, removal of
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-ema
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Swelling, distention
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-emia
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Condition of blood
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-esis
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Condition, process
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-esthesia
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Sensation, feeling
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-ferent
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Carry
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-form
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Shape
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-gen
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Agent that produces or originates
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-genic
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Produced from, producing
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-gram
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Record,
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-graph
Instrument for recording
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-ia
State, condition
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-iatrics, -iatry
Medical practice specialty
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-ician
Person associated with
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-ics
Art of, science of
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-idrosis
Sweating
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-inogen
Inactive form
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-ion
Action, condition resulting from action
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-ism
Condition, state
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-ist
One who practices
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-itis
Inflammation
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-ive
Relating to
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-ology
The study or science of
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-lyso, -lysis
Dissolution, loosening, destruction
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-malacia
Softening
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-megaly
Enlarged
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-oid
Resembling
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-ologist
Specialist
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-oma
Tumor
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-ory
Pertaining to
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-ose
Full of
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-osis
Condition,disease
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-ostomy
Create an opening
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-otomy
Surgical incision
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-pathy
Disease
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-penia
Deficiency
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-phobe, -phobia
Fear of, aversion to
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-plasia, -plasty
Development, formation
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-plegia, -plexy
Stroke, paralysis
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-pnea
To breathe
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-poiesis
Production
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-ptosis
Falling, sagging
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-rrhage
Bursting forth, abnormal discharge
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-rrhea
Flow, discharge
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-scope
Instrument
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-stomy
Creation of a mouth or artificial opening
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-tic
Pertaining to
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-tomy
Cutting into, incision into
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-tripsy
Crushing
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-trophy
State relating to nutrition or growth
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-tropic
Turning toward, influencing, changing
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-uria
Urine
