Suffix Flashcards by Abbie Carr

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-y

A

condition, process of

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-ula, -ule

A

small

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-trophy

A

tissue, nourishment, development

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-tripsy

A

crushing

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-tony

A

tension

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-tomy

A

cutting operation

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-tome

A

cutting instrument

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-tic

A

pertaining to

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-stomy

A

creation of opening

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-staxis

A

dripping, trickling

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-stasis

A

stop, stand

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-sis

A

condition of

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-scopy

A

use of instrument for viewing

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-scope

A

instrument for viewing

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-rrhagia

A

discharge

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-rrhaphy

A

surgical suturing

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-rrhea

A

rupture

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-rrhoea

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flowing, discharge

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-rrhage

A

burst forth

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-paresis

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slight paralysis

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-pathy

A

disease, disorder

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-penia

A

deficiency

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-pexy

A

fixation

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-phil/ia

A

attraction for

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-plasia

formation, development

-plasty

surgical repair or reconstruction

-plegia

paralysis

-poiesis

production

-ptosis

falling, downward displacement, prolapse

-ptysis

spitting

-ous

pertaining to

-osis

condition, disease, increase

-oid

resemblance to

-malacia

softening

-meter

instrument for measuring

-metry

process of measuring

-lepsis, -lepsy

attack, seizure

-logist

denotes someone who studies a certain field

-logy

denotes the academic study or practice of a certain field

-lytic

dissolution

- ia | - sis

condition

-iatry

denotes a field in medicine of a certain body component

-ic

pertaining to

-icle

small

-ism

condition, disease

-ismus

spasm, contraction

-ist

one who specializes in

-ite

nature of resembling

-itis

inflammation

-ium

structure, tissue

-gen

born in/from, of a certain kind

-genic

pertaining to, producing, produced by

-gram

recording

-graph

written/drawn/graphic interpretation

-graphy

process of recording

- form | - iform

having the form of

-eal

pertaining to

-ectasis

expansion, dilation

-ectomy

removal of

-dynia

pain

-desis

binding

- cidal | - cide

killing, destroying

-crine

to secrete

-cyte

cell

-al

pertaining to

-algia

pain

-ary

pertaining to

-asthenia

weakness

-ation

process