Chapter 3: Suffixes: Suffixes Flashcards
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-algia
A
Pain
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-cele
A
Hernia
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-centesis
A
Surgical puncture to remove fluid
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-coccus
A
Berry-shaped bacterium
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-cocci
A
Berry-shaped bacteria
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-cyte
A
Cell
7
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-dynia
A
Pain
8
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-ectomy
A
Excision, removal, resection
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-emia
A
Blood condition
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-genesis
A
Condition of producing
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-gram
A
Record
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-graph
A
Instrument for recording
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-itis
A
Inflammation
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-logy
A
Study of
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-lysis
A
Breakdown, destruction, separation
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-malacia
A
Softening
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-megaly
A
Enlargement
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-oma
A
Tumor, mass, collection of fluid
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-opsy
A
To view
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-osis
A
Condition, usually abnormal
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-pathy
A
Disease condition
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-penia
A
Deficiency
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-phobia
A
Fear
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-plasia
A
Development, formation, growth
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-plasty
Surgical repair
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-ptosis
Drooping, falling, prolapse
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-rrhea
Flow, discharge
28
-sclerosis
Hardening
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-scope
Instrument for visual examination
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-scopy
Process of visual examination
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-stasis
Controlling, stopping
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-stomy
Opening to form a mouth (stoma)
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-therapy
Treatment
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-tomy
Incision, cutting into
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-trophy
Development, nourishment
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-er
One who
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-ia
Condition
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-ist
Specialist
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-ole
Little, small
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-ule
Little, small
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-um
Structure, tissue
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-ium
Structure, tissue
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-us
Structure, substance
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-y
Condition, process
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-ac
Pertaining to
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-iac
Pertaining to
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-al
Pertaining to
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-ar
Pertaining to
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-ary
Pertaining to
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-eal
Pertaining to
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-genic
Pertaining to producing,
produced by, or
produced in
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-ic
Pertaining to
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-ical
Pertaining to
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-oid
Resembling, derived from
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-ose
Pertaining to, full of
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-ous
Pertaining to
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-tic
Pertaining to
