Common Suffixes Flashcards
(51 cards)
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-tomy
A
incision, cutting into
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-ectomy
A
excision, removal
3
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-stomy
A
new opening
4
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-plasty
A
surgical repair
5
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-logy
A
study of
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-logist
A
one who specializes in the study of
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-megaly
A
enlargement
8
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-itis
A
inflammation
9
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-scopy
A
process of viewing
10
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-opsy
A
process of viewing
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-ia
A
condition
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-pathy
A
disease process
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-metry
A
process of measuring
14
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-meter
A
instrument to measure
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-osis
A
abnormal condition
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-graphy
A
process of recording
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-graph
A
instrument to record
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-gram
A
record, recording
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-tripsy
A
process of crushing
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-algia
A
pain
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-dynia
A
pain
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-lysis
A
breaking down, dissolving
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-ptosis
A
drooping, prolapse, falling
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-stasis
A
stopping, controlling
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"pertaining to" adjective suffixes
-ac, -al, -an, -ar, -ary, -atic, -eal, -iac, -ac, -ic, -ile, -ine, -ior, -itic, -ive, -ous, -tic
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Scope
an instrument to visually examine
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-is (noun)
structure, thing (ex. hypodermis)
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-um (noun)
Structure, thing, membrane (ex. endocardium)
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-icle, -ole- ule (noun)
small, tiny (ex. cuticle, arteriole, venule)
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-y (noun)
process of, condition (ex. atrophy)
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-cele
abnormal condition of herniation, protrusion
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-emia
blood condition
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-oma
tumor, mass
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-rrhage, -rrhagia
bursting forth
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-rrhea
discharge, flow
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-rrhexis
rupture
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-sclerosis
abnormal condition of hardening
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-centesis
surgical puncture
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-malacia
softening
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-stenosis
abnormal condition of narrowing
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-tome
instrument to cut
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-tripter
machine to crush
43
-trite
instrument to crush
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-iatrics
treatment
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-iatrist
one who specializes in treatment
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-ist
one who specializes
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-er
One who
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-iatrician
One who specializes in treatment
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-rrhaphy
suture, repair
50
-ion
process of
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-trophy
process of nourishment/development
