Suffixes Flashcards

1
Q

-al

A

Pertaining to

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2
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-ase

A

Enzyme

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3
Q

-blast

A

Budding

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4
Q

-centesis

A

Surgical puncture

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5
Q

-cidal

A

Causing death

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6
Q

-clast

A

Broken

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7
Q

-crit

A

To separate

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8
Q

-cyte

A

Cell

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9
Q

-ectomy

A

Excision or surgical removal

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10
Q

-emia

A

Blood condition

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11
Q

-emesis

A

Vomiting

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12
Q

-gen, -genesis, -genic

A

Producing or causing

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13
Q

-glia

A

Glue

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14
Q

-gram

A

Record

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15
Q

-ia

A

Condition of, diseased or abnormal state

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16
Q

-iac, -ic, -ior

A

Pertaining to

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17
Q

-ism

A

State of

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18
Q

-itia, -itis

A

Inflammation

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19
Q

-logy

A

The study of

20
Q

-lyte

A

Dissolvable

21
Q

-lytic

A

Destroy; reduce

22
Q

-mania

A

Madness

23
Q

-megaly

A

Enlargement

24
Q

-meter

A

Instrument used to measure

25
Q

-odia

A

Smell

26
Q

-ologist

A

One who studies or practices

27
Q

-oma

A

Tumor or swelling

28
Q

-opia

A

Vision

29
Q

-opsy

A

To view

30
Q

-orrhea

A

Flow, excessive discharge

31
Q

-orrhexis

A

Rupture

32
Q

-osis

A

Abnormal increase in production

33
Q

-ostomy

A

Creation of an artificial opening

34
Q

-otomy

A

Cut into or incision

35
Q

-oxia

A

Oxygen

36
Q

-pathy

A

Disease

37
Q

-sclerosis

A

Hardening

38
Q

-stenosis

A

Narrowing

39
Q

-scope

A

Instrument used for visual examination

40
Q

-scopy

A

Visual examination

41
Q

-sepsis

A

Infection

42
Q

-spasm

A

Sudden involuntary muscle contraction

43
Q

-stasis

A

Control or stop

44
Q

-tomy

A

Cutting

45
Q

-tropic

A

Influencing

46
Q

-aly

A

Condition