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

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Instrument for recording

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-ia

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State, condition

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-iatrics, -iatry

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Medical practice specialty

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-ician

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Person associated with

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-ics

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Art of, science of

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-idrosis

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Sweating

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-inogen

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Inactive form

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-ion

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Action, condition resulting from action

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-ism

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Condition, state

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-ist

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One who practices

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-itis

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Inflammation

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-ive

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Relating to

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-ology

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The study or science of

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-lyso, -lysis

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Dissolution, loosening, destruction

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-malacia

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Softening

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-megaly

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Enlarged

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-oid

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Resembling

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-ologist

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Specialist

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-oma

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Tumor

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-ory

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Pertaining to

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-ose

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Full of

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-osis

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Condition,disease

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-ostomy

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Create an opening

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-otomy

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Surgical incision

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-pathy

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Disease

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-penia

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Deficiency

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-phobe, -phobia

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Fear of, aversion to

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-plasia, -plasty

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Development, formation

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-plegia, -plexy

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Stroke, paralysis

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-pnea

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To breathe

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-poiesis

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Production

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-ptosis

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Falling, sagging

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-rrhage

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Bursting forth, abnormal discharge

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-rrhea

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Flow, discharge

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-scope

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Instrument

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-stomy

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Creation of a mouth or artificial opening

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-tic

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Pertaining to

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-tomy

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Cutting into, incision into

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-tripsy

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Crushing

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-trophy

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State relating to nutrition or growth

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-tropic

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Turning toward, influencing, changing

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-uria

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Urine