Chapter 3- suffixes Flashcards by Maddy Badding

-algia (sensation or feelings)

pain

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-asthenia (sensation or feelings)

weakness

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-desis (sensation or feelings)

binding, fusion

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-dynia (sensation or feelings)

pain

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-esthesia (sensation or feelings)

sensation

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-kinesia, -kinesis (sensation or feelings)

movement

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-phobia (sensation or feelings)

fear

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-phonia (sensation or feelings)

sound

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-phoria (sensation or feelings)

feeling, carrying

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-cele (conditions or symptoms)

hernia

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-cystosis (conditions or symptoms)

condition of cells

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edema (conditions or symptoms)

swelling

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-ema (conditions or symptoms)

condition

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-emesis (conditions or symptoms)

vomiting

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-iasis (conditions or symptoms)

pathological condition or state, presence of

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-ism

condition, disease

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-itis (-ites) (conditions or symptoms)

inflammation

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-lepsy (conditions or symptoms)

seizures

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-leptic (conditions or symptoms)

pertaining to seizures

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-lithiasis (conditions or symptoms)

presence of stones

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-mania (conditions or symptoms)

obsession, madness

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-megaly (conditions or symptoms)

enlargement

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-oma (-omae) (conditions or symptoms)

tumor, neoplasm

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-opia, -opsia (conditions or symptoms)

vision

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-osis (-oses) (conditions or symptoms)

condition, state, process

-paresis (conditions or symptoms)

slight paralysis, feelings of numbness and tingling

-pathy (conditions or symptoms)

abnormal condition, disease process

-penia (conditions or symptoms)

deficiency, small, fewer

-philia (conditions or symptoms)

attraction, affinity to

-phrenia (conditions or symptoms)

of the mind

-phthisis (conditions or symptoms)

pasting away

-physis (conditions or symptoms)

growing

-plegia (conditions or symptoms)

paralysis

-plegic (conditions or symptoms)

pertaining to paralysis

-ptosis (conditions or symptoms)

falling down, drooping

-rrhea (conditions or symptoms)

to flow or discharge

-rrhagia (conditions or symptoms)

excessive bleeding (amount and/frequency)

rrhexis (conditions or symptoms)

rupture

-trophic (conditions or symptoms)

pertaining to nutrition

-trophy (conditions or symptoms)

nutrition

-blast (body processes)

immature, forming

-cidal, -cide (body processes)

destroying, killing

-crine (body processes)

secreting

-malacia (body processes)

softening

-para (body processes)

bearing, given birth

-parous (body processes)

bearing, producing offspring

-pepsia (body processes)

digestion

-phage, -phagia (body processes)

eating, devouring

-phasia (body processes)

speaking

-phoresis (body processes)

carrying

-plasia (body processes)

formation, development, growth

-plastic (body processes)

forming

-pnea (body processes)

breath

-poiesis (body processes)

production, formation

-poietic (body processes)

pertaining to production

-poietin (body processes)

substance that produces

-porosis (body processes)

lessening in density

-rrhage (body processes)

discharging heavily

-rrhea (body processes)

a flowing, a flux

-schisis (body processes)

splitting

-somnia (body processes)

sleep

-spasm (body processes)

contraction

-stalsis (body processes)

contraction

-stasis (body processes)

stopping, constant, static

-stenosis (body processes)

narrowing

-cyte (body parts or chemical elements)

cell

-derma (body parts or chemical elements)

skin

-emia (body parts or chemical elements)

blood

-emic (body parts or chemical elements)

relating to blood

-globin, globulin (body parts or chemical elements)

protein

-oxia (body parts or chemical elements)`

oxygen

-plakia (body parts or chemical elements)

plaque

-plasm, -plasia (body parts or chemical elements)

thing formed, growth

-uria (body parts or chemical elements)

urine

-crit (pathology or diagnosis)

separate

-gen (pathology or diagnosis)

producer

-genesis (pathology or diagnosis)

origin

-genic (pathology or diagnosis)

produced by

-gram (pathology or diagnosis)

a recording

-graph (pathology or diagnosis)

recording instrument

-graphy (pathology or diagnosis)

process of recording

-meter (pathology or diagnosis)

measuring device

-metry (pathology or diagnosis)

measurement

-opsy (pathology or diagnosis)

view of

-pheresis (pathology or diagnosis)

removal

-phil (pathology or diagnosis)

attraction, affinity for

-scope (pathology or diagnosis)

instrument for visual examination

-scopy (pathology or diagnosis)

use of an instrument for viewing

-ad

toward

-clast, -clasis

break, fracture

-form

in the shape of

-ic

pertaining to

-ics

treatment, practice, body of knowledge

-logist

one who studies

-logy

study, practice

-oid

like, resembling

-phylaxis

protection, prevention

-plegic

pertaining to paralysis

-stat

agent to maintain a state of equilibrium

-tropia

turning

-tropic

turning toward

-trophy

attracted to target structure

-version

turning