Common Suffixes Flashcards
1
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-a
A
noun ending, no meaning
2
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-ac
A
pertaining to
3
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-ad
A
toward
4
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-algia
A
pain
5
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-amnios
A
amnion, amniotic fluid
6
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-apheresis
A
removal
7
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-ar / -ary / -ic / -ior / -ous
A
pertaining to
8
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-asthenia
A
weakness
9
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-carcinoma
A
cancerous tumor
10
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-cele
A
hernia, protrusion, swelling
11
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-centesis
A
surgical puncture to aspirate fluid
12
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-crine
A
to secrete
13
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-cyesis
A
pregnancy
14
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-cyte
A
cell
15
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-desis
A
surgical fixation, fusion
16
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-drome
A
run, running
17
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-e
A
noun ending, no meaning
18
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-eal
A
pertaining to
19
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-ectasis
A
stretching out, dilation, expansion
20
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-ectomy
A
excision, surgical removal, cut out
21
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-emesis
A
vomiting
22
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-emia
A
in the blood
23
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-esis
A
condition
24
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-gen
A
substance or agent that produces or causes
25
-genic
producing, originating, causing
26
-gram
the record, radiographic image
27
-graph
instrument used to record, the record
28
-graphy
process of recording, radiographic imaging
29
-ia
condition of, diseased state, abnormal state or condition
30
-iasis
condition
31
-iatrist
specialist
32
-iatry
specialty, treatment
33
-ictal
seizure, attack
34
-ism
state of
35
-itis
inflammation
36
-logist
specialist who studies and treats
37
-logy
study of
38
-lysis
separating, loosening, dissolution
39
-malacia
softening
40
-megaly
enlarged, enlargement
41
-meter
instrument used to measure
42
-metry
measuring, process of measuring
43
-oid
resembling
44
-oma
tumor, swelling
45
-opia
vision
46
-opsy
viewing, process of viewing
47
-osis
abnormal condition, increased number (blood)
48
-paresis
slight paralysis
49
-pathy
disease
50
-penia
abnormal reduction in number
51
-pepsia
digestion
52
-pexy
surgical fixation, suspension
53
-phage
eat, swallow
54
-phagia
swallowing, eating
55
-phobia
aversion, abnormal fear
56
-physis
growth
57
-plasia
formation, development, growth
58
-plasm
growth, substane, formation
59
-plasty
surgical repair
60
-plegia
paralysis
61
-pnea
breathing
62
-poiesis
formation
63
-ptosis
prolapse, drooping
64
-rrhage
excessive bleeding
65
-rrhagia
excessive bleeding
66
-rrhaphy
repairing, suturing
67
-rrhea
discharge, flow
68
-rrhexis
rupture
69
-salpinx
fallopian tube, uterine tube
70
-sarcoma
malignant tumor
71
-schisis
split, fissure
72
-sclerosis
hardening
73
-scope
instrument used for visual examination
74
-scopic
pertaining to visual examination
75
-scopy
process of visually examining
76
-spasm
sudden, involuntary contraction of muscle
77
-stasis
stop, control, standing
78
-stenosis
constriction, narrowing
79
-stomy
creation of artificial opening
80
-thorax
chest cavity, chest
81
-tocia
labor, birth
82
-tome
instrument used to cut
83
-tomy
incision, cut into
84
-tripsy
surgical crushing
85
-trophy
nourishment, development
86
-um
no meaning
87
-uria
urine, urination
88
-us
no meaning
89
-atresia
occlusion, closure
90
-clesis
surgical closure
91
-cision
process of cutting
92
-ferous
pertaining to
93
-genesis
beginning, development, production
94
-ia
diseased state, abnormal state, condition of, condition
95
-ile
pertaining to
96
-ism
state of, condition
97
-tion
process of
98
-lith
stone
99
-ptysis
spitting, coughing
100
-blast
immature cell, embryonic
101
-cytosis
abnormal condition of cells (increase)
102
-globin
protein
103
-ade
process of
104
-dynia
pain
105
-gia
pain
106
-ion
process
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