Suffix Flashcards

1
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-a

A

noun ending

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2
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-abrasion

A

scraping of

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3
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-ac, -al, -ar, -ary

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pertaining to

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4
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-ad

A

toward

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5
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-al

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pertaining to

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6
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-al, -eal, -ar, -ary

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pertaining to

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7
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-algia, -dynia

A

pain

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8
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-ant, -iac, -ic

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pertaining to

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9
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-ar

A

pertaining to

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10
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-cele

A

herniation, protrusion

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11
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-cyte

A

cell

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12
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-eal, -ic, -id, -ous

A

pertaining to

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13
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-ectasia

A

dilation, condition of expansion

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14
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-ectomy

A

removal, excision

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15
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-emia

A

blood condition

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16
Q

-er

A

one who

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17
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-esthetic

A

pertaining to sensation, feeling

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18
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-ferous

A

pertaining to carrying

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19
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-gnosis

A

state of knowledge

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20
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-graph

A

instrument to record

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21
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-graphy

A

process of recording

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22
Q

-ia

A

condition

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23
Q

-iatics

A

treatment

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24
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-iatrician

A

one who treats

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25
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-iatrist

A

one who specializes in treatment

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26
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-iatry

A

process of treatment

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27
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-ic

A

pertaining to

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28
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-icle, -ole, -ule

A

small, tiny

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29
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-in

A

substance

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30
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-ior

A

pertaining to

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31
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-is

A

structure, thing, membrane

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32
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-ism

A

condition

33
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-ist

A

one who specializes

34
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-itis

A

inflammation

35
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-ium

A

structure, thing, membrane

36
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-ive

A

pertaining to

37
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-logist

A

one who specializes in the study of

38
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-logy

A

study of

39
Q

-lysis

A

separate, loosen, break down, dissolve

40
Q

-malacia

A

softening

41
Q

-megaly

A

enlargement

42
Q

-meter

A

instrument to measure

43
Q

-metry

A

process of measurement

44
Q

-oid

A

resembling

45
Q

-oma

A

mass, tumor

46
Q

-on, -us

A

stucture

47
Q

-opsy

A

process of viewing

48
Q

-osis

A

abnormal condition

49
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-ous

A

pertaining to

50
Q

-pathy

A

disease process

51
Q

-plasm

A

formation

52
Q

-plasty

A

surgical repair

53
Q

-ptosis

A

prolapse, drooping, sagging, falling

54
Q

-rrhage

A

bursting forth

55
Q

-rrhagia

A

condition of bursting forth

56
Q

-rrhapy

A

sature, repair

57
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-rrhea

A

discharge, flow

58
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-rrheic

A

pertaining to discharge

59
Q

-rrhexis

A

rupture

60
Q

-sclerosis

A

abnormal condition of hardening

61
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-scope

A

instrument to view

62
Q

-scopy

A

process of viewing

63
Q

-some

A

body

64
Q

-stasis

A

controlling stopping

65
Q

-stenosis

A

abnormal condition of narrowing

66
Q

-stomy

A

new opening

67
Q

-tome

A

instrument to cut

68
Q

-tomy

A

incision, cutting

69
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-tripsy

A

process of crushing

70
Q

-tripter

A

machine to crush

71
Q

-trite

A

instrument to crush

72
Q

-trophy

A

process of nourishment

73
Q

-ule

A

small, tiny

74
Q

-um

A

structure, thing, membrane

75
Q

-us

A

structure, thing, membrane

76
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-verse

A

to turn

77
Q

-y

A

condition, process of

78
Q

-zation

A

process of