Medical terminology-Suffixes Flashcards
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-ant
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Forming
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-algesia
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Condition of pain
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-ase
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Enzyme
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-blast
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Immature cell, germ cell
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-cide
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To kill
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-crit
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To separate
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-cuspid
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Point
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-cyst
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Bladder, sac
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-cyte
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Cell
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-dipsia
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Thirst
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-drome
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That which runs together
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-er
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Relating to, one who
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-gen
A
Formation, produce
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-ide
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Having a particular quality
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-genesis
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Formation, produce
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-ive
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Nature of, quality of
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-liter
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Liter
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-logy
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Study of
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-lymph
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Clear fluid, serum, pale fluid
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-or
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One who, a doer
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-phil
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Attraction
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-stasis
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Control, stop, stand still
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-therapy
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Treatment
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-thermy
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Heat
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-um
Tissue,structure
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-uria
Urination, condition of the urine
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-ac
Pertaining to
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-ad
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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-ic
Pertaining to
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-ile
Pertaining to
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-ior
Pertaining to
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-ose
Pertaining to
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-ous
Pertaining to
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-tic
Pertaining to
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-us
Pertaining to
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-y
Pertaining to
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-icle
Small or minute
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-ole
Small or minute
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-ula
Small or minute
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-ule
Small or minute
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-algia
Pain, ache
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-asthenia
Weakness
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-betes
To go
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-cele
Hernia, tumor, swelling
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-cusis
Hearing
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-derma
Skin
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-dynia
Pain, ache
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-ectasis
Dilation, distention
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-edema
Swelling
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-emesis
Vomiting
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-ion
Process
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-itis
Inflammation
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-kinesis
Motion
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-lepsy
Seizure
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-lexia
Diction, word, phrase
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-malacia
Softening
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-mania
Madness
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-megaly
Enlargement, large
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-mnesia
Memory
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-noia
Mind
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-oid
Resemble
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-oma
Tumor
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-opia
Sight, vision
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-oxia
Oxygen
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-pathy
Disease, emotion
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-penia
Deficiency
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-pepsia
To digest
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-phagia
To eat, to swallow
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-phasia
To speak, speech
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-phobia
Fear
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-plasia
Formation, produce
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-plasm
A thing formed, plasma
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-plegia
Paralysis, stroke
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-pnea
Breathing
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-ptosis
Drooping, prolapse, sagging
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-ptysis
Spitting
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-rrhage
Bursting forth
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-rrhea
Flow, discharge
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-rrhexis
Rupture
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-spasm
Tension, spasm, contraction
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-trophy
Nourishment, development
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-centesis
Surgical puncture
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-clasis
A break
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-desis
Binding
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-ectomy
Surgical excision, surgical removal, resection
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-gram
A weight, mark, record
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-graph
Instrument for recording
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-graphy
Recording
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-ize
To make, to treat or combine with
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-lysis
Destruction, separation, breakdown, loosening
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-meter
Instrument to measure, measure
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-metry
Measurement
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-opsy
To view
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-pexy
Surgical fixation
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-pheresis
Remove
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-plasty
Surgical repair
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-rrhaphy
Suture
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-scope
Instrument for examining
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-scopy
-visual examination, to view, examine
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-stomy
New opening
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-tome
Instrument to cut
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-tomy
Incision
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-tripsy
Crushing
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-ate
Use, action, having the form of, possessing
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-blast
Immature cell, germ cell, embryonic cell
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-ectasis
Dilation, distention, stretching, expansion
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-gen
Formation, produce
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-genesis
Formation, produce
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-genic
Formation, produce
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-ive
Nature of, quality of
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-lymph
Serum, clear fluid, pale fluid
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-lysis
Destruction, desperation, breakdown, loosening, dissolution
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-penia
Lack of, deficiency, abnormal reduction
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-plegia
Stroke, paralysis, palsy
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-ptosis
Prolapse, drooping, falling down, sagging
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-rrhea
Flow, discharge
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-scopy
To view, examine, visual examination
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-spasm
Tension, spasm, contractions
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-staxis
Dripping, trickling
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-trophy
Nourishment, development
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-y
Condition, process, pertaining to
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-esis
Condition of
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-ia
Condition of
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-iatry
Treatment of
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-ician
Physician who specializes
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-ism
Condition in which
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-ist
Physician who specializes
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-osis
Condition of
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-y
Condition in which
