Chapter 3: Suffixes Flashcards
(93 cards)
1
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-algia
A
pain
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-asthenia
A
weakness
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-desis
A
binding, fusion
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-dynia
A
pain
4
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-esthesia
A
sensation
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-kinesia, -kinesis
A
movement
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-phobia
A
fear
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-phonia
A
sound
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-phoria
A
feeling, carrying
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-cele
A
hernia
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-cytosis
A
condition of cells
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-ectasia, -ectasis
A
expansion, dilation
12
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-edema
A
swelling
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-ema
A
condition
14
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-emesis
A
vomiting
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-iasis
A
pathological condition or state, presence of
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-ism
A
condition, disease
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-itis (plural = -ites)
A
inflammation
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-lepsy
A
seizures
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-leptic
A
pertaining to seizures
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-lithiasis
A
presence of stones
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-mania
A
obsession, madness
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-megaly
A
enlargement
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-oma (plural = -omae)
A
tumor, neoplasm
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-opia, -opsia
vision
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-osis (plural = -oses)
condition, state, process
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-paresis
slight paralysis, feelings of numbness and tingling
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-pathy
abnormal condition, disease process
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-penia
deficiency, small, fewer
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-philia
attraction, affinity for
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-phrenia
of the mind
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-phthisis
wasting away
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-physis
growing
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-plegia
paralysis
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-plegic
pertaining to paralysis
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-ptosis
falling down, drooping
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-rrhea
to flow or discharge
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-rrhagia
excessive bleeding (amount and/or frequency)
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-rrhexis
rupture
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-trophic
pertaining to nutrition
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-trophy
nutrition
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-blast
immature, forming
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-cidal, -cide
destroying, killing
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-crine
secreting
44
-malacia
softening
45
-para
bearing, given birth
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-parous
bearing, producing offspring
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-pepsia
digestion
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-phage, -phagia
eating, devouring
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-phasia
speaking
50
-phoresis
carrying
51
-plasia
formation, development, growth
52
-plastic
forming
53
-pnea
breath
54
-poiesis
production, formation
55
-poietic
pertaining to production
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-poietin
substance that produces
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-porosis
lessening in density
58
-rrhage
discharging heavily
59
-rrhea
a flowing, or flux
60
-schisis
splitting
61
-somnia
sleep
62
-spasm
contraction
63
-stalsis
contraction
64
-stasis
stopping, constant attic
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-stenosis
narrowing
66
-centesis
surgical puncture to remove fluid
67
-ectomy
removal of part or all of an organ or body part
68
-lysis
destruction of
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-lytic
pertaining to destruction
70
-pexy
fixation, usually done surgically
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-plasty
surgical repair
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-rrhaphy
surgical suturing
73
-static, -stasis
maintaining a state
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-stomy
opening
75
-tome
cutting instrument, segment
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-tomy
cutting operation, incision
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-tripsy
crushing
78
-ad
toward
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-clast, -clasis
break, fracture
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-form
in the shape of
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-ic
pertaining to
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-ics
treatment, practice, body of knowledge
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-logist
one who studies
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-logy
study, practice
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-oid
like, resembling
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-phylaxis
protection, prevention
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-plegic
pertaining to paralysis
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-stat
agent to maintain a state of equilibrium
89
-tropia
turning
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-tropic
turning toward
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-tropy
attracted to target structures
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-version
turning
