Med Term, Suffixes Flashcards
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-algia
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Pain
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-ad
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Toward
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-asthenia
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Weakness
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-blast
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Immature, forming
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-cele
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Hernia
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-cidal
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Destroying, killing
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-cide
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Destroying, killing
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-clasis
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Breaking
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-clast
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Breaking instrument
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-crine
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Secreting
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-crit
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Separate
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-cyte
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Cell
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-cytosis
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Condition of cells
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-derma
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Skin
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-desis
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Binding
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-dynia
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Pain
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-ectasia
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Expansion; dilation
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-ectasis
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Expanding; dialating
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-ectomy
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Removal of
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-edema
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Swelling
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-ema
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Condition
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-emesis
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Vomiting
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-emia
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Blood
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-emic
A
Relating to blood
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-esthesia
Sensation
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-form
In the shape of
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-gen
Producing, coming to be
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-genesis
Production of
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-genic
Producing
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-globin
Protien
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-globuin
Protien
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-gram
A recording
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-graph
Recording instrument
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-graphy
Process of recording
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-iasis
Pathological condition of state
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-ic
Pertaining to
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-ics
Treatment, practice, body of knowledge
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-ism
Condition, disease, doctrine
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-itis (pl., -itides)
Inflammation
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-kinesia
Movement
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-kinesis
Movement
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-lepsy
Condition of
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-leptic
Having siezures
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-logist
One who practices
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-logy
Study, practice
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-lysis
Destruction of
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-lytic
Destroying
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-malacia
Softening
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-mania
Obsession
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-megaly
Enlargement
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-meter
Measuring device
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-metry
Measurement
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-oid
Like, resembling
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-oma (pl., -omata)
Tumor, neoplasm
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-opia
Vision
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-opsia
Vision
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-opsy
View of
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-osis (pl., -oses)
Condition, stste, process
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-ostomy
Opening
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-para
Bearing
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-paresis
Slight paralysis
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-parous
Producing; bearing
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-pathy
Disease
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-penia
Deficiency
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-pepsia
Digestion
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-pexy
Fixation, usually done surgically
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-phage, -phagia, -phagy
Eating, devouring
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-phasia
Speaking
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-pheresis
Removal
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-phil
Attraction; affinity for
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-philia
Attraction; affinity for
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-phobia
Fear
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-phonia
Sound
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-phoresis
Carrying
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-phoria
Feeling; carrying
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-phrenia
Of the mind
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-phthisis
Wasting away
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-phylaxis
Protection
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-physis
Growing
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-plakia
Plaque
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-plasia
Formation
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-plasm
Formation
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-plastic
Forming
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-plasty
Surgical repair
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-plegia
Paralysis
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-plegic
One who is paralyzed
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-pnea
Breath
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-poiesis
Formation
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-poietic
Forming
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-poietin
One that forms
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-porosis
Lessening in density
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-ptosis
Falling down; drooping
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-rrhage
Discharging heavily
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-rrhagia
Heavy discharge
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-rrhaphy
Surgical suturing
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-rrhea
A flowing, a flux
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-rrhexis
Rupture
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-schisis
Splitting
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-scope
Instrument (especially one used for observing or measuring)
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-scopy
Use of an instrument for observing
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-somnia
Sleep
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-spasm
Contraction
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-stalsis
Stopping; constant
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-stat
Agent to maintain a state
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-static
Maintaining a state
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-stenosis
Narrowing
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-stomy
Opening
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-tome
Cutting instrument, segment
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-tomy
Cutting operation
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-trophic
Nutritional
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-trophy
Nutrition
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-tropia
Turning
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-tropic
Turing toward
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-tropy
Condition of turning toward
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-uria
Urine
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-version
Turning
