3. Suffixes Flashcards by Brooke Fisher

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ad

A

Toward

Increase

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ac

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Pertaining to

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al

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Pertaining to

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algesia

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Sensitivity to pain

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algia

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Pain

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ar

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Pertaining to

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ary

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Pertaining to

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ase

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Enzyme

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ate

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Something that…

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blast

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Immature

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capnia

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CO2

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cele

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Swelling

Herniation

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centesis

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Surgical puncture

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cide

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To kill

To destroy

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clasis

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Crushing

Breaking up

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coccus

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Berry-shaped

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cyte

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Cell

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desis

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Binding or surgical fusion

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dynia

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Pain

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eal

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Pertaining to

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ectasia

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Stretching or dialation

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ectomy

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Surgical removal

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emesis

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Vomiting

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emia

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Blood condition

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er

One who

ectasis

Stretching or dialation

esis

Condition

gen

Substance that causes

genesis

Origin | Cause

genic

Producing

gram

Record | Picture

graph

Instrument used to record

graphy

Process of recording

gravida

Pregnancy

ia

Condition

ian

Specialist in a field of study

iasis

Condition

iatric

Field of medicine

iatrician

Physician

iatry

Field of medicine

ic

Pertaining to

ical

Pertaining to

ician

Specialist

ile

Pertaining to

ion

Action | Process

ism

Condition

ist

Specialist

itis

Inflammation

ize

To make To treat To combine with

lepsy

Seizure | Attack

lith

Stone

iatrist

Physician

logy

Study of

ory

Pertaining to

logist

Specialist

lysis

Destruction | Detacthment

lytic

Destroy

malacia

Softening

mania

Mental disorder

megaly

Enlargement

meter

Instrument used to measure

metry

Process of measuring

oid

Resembling

ole

Small or little

oma

Tumor

opia

Visual condition

osis

Condition

ous

Pertaining to

paresis

slight paralysis

pathy

Disease

penia

Decrease in | Deficiency

pexy

Surgical fixation

philia

Attraction to

phobia

abnormal fear

plasia

Formation

plasty

surgical repair

plegia

Paralysis

pnea

Breathing

pandial

meal

ptosis

Drooping | Prolapse

opsia

Visual condition

opsy

Process of viewing

rrhagia

Excessive flow or discharge

rrhaphy

Suturing

rrhea

Discharge | Flow

rrhexis

Rupture

sclerosis

Hardening

scope

Instrument used to view

scopy

Viewing with a scope

stasis

Stopping or controlling

stomy

Surgical creation of an opening

tic

Pertaining to

tion

Process of

tomy

Incision into

tripsy

Intentional crushing

ule

Small | Little

um

Singular noun

uria

Urine

us

Singular noun

y

Condition | Process