Vocab Suffixes Flashcards

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1
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-algia

A

pain

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2
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-desis

A

fusion

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3
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-ectomy

A

surgical removal

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4
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-emia

A

blood

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-esthesia

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feeling, sensation

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6
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-genic

A

causing, origin

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7
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-itis

A

inflammation

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8
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-lysis

A

breaking down, reduction

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9
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-ology

A

science of, study of

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10
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-oma

A

tumor

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11
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-oscopy

A

to view

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12
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-osis

A

abnormal condition, state

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13
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-ostomy

A

forming an opening

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14
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-otomy

A

cutting into

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15
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-pathy

A

disease

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16
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-plasty

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repair, surgical formation of

17
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-plegia

A

paralysis

18
Q

-rrhea

A

discharge

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-scope

A

instrument for viewing

20
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-tome

A

a cutting instrument