Common Suffixes Flashcards
(68 cards)
1
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-algesia
A
sensitivity to pain
2
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-algia
A
pain
3
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-blast
A
embryonic stage of development
4
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-cele
A
swelling or herniation
5
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-centesis
A
surgical puncture
6
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-cide
A
to kill; to destroy
7
Q
-desis
A
binding or surgical fusion
8
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-dynia
A
pain
9
Q
-eal
A
pertaining to
10
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-ectasia
A
stretching or dilation
11
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-ectasis
A
stretching or dilation
12
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-ectomy
A
surgical removal
13
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-emia
A
blood condition
14
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-er
A
one who
15
Q
-esis
A
condition of
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Q
-gen
A
that which generates
17
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-genic
A
pertaining to formation
18
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-gram
A
record of picture
19
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-genesis
A
generating; formation
20
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-gravida
A
pregnancy
21
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-iasis
A
presence of an abnormal condition
22
Q
-ion
A
pertaining to; capable
23
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-ism
A
condition
24
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-ist
A
practicioner
25
-itis
inflammation
26
-ize
to make; to treat or combine with
27
-lepsy
seizure, attack
28
-lith
stone
29
-lithiasis
presence or formation of stones
30
-logy
the study of
31
-logist
one who specializes in the study of
32
-lysis
destruction or detachment
33
-lytic
destruction
34
-mania
a mental disorder; a "madness"
35
-megaly
enlargement
36
-meter
an instrument used to measure
37
-metry
the process of measuring
38
-oid
resembling
39
-oma
tumor
40
-opia
visual condition
41
-opsia
visual condition
42
-opsy
process of viewing
43
-ory
pertaining to; characterized by
44
-osis
condition
45
-ous
pertaining to
46
-pathy
disease
47
-penia
decrease in; deficiency
48
-pexy
surgical fixation
49
-philia
attraction to
50
-phobia
abnormal fear
51
-plasia
formation or development
52
-plasty
surgical repair
53
-plegia
paralysis
54
-pnea
breathing
55
-ptosis
drooping or prolapse
56
-rrhagia
excessive flow or discharge
57
-rrhaphy
suturing
58
-rrhea
discharge; flow
59
-rrhexis
rupture
60
-scope
an instrument used to view
61
-scopy
the process of viewing with a scope
62
-stasis
stopping or controlling
63
-ula
small, little
64
-ule
"small one"
65
-um
suffix that identifies singular nouns
66
-uria
a characteristic of the urine
67
-us
a suffix that identifies singular nouns
68
-y
condition; process (noun ending)
