Suffix Flashcards by Danielly C.

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-algia, -dynia

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pain

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-cele

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hernia, tumor, swelling

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-emesis

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vomiting

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-itis

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inflammation

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-lith

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stone

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-lysis

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destruction, separation

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-malacia

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softening

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-megaly

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enlargement, large

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-oid

A

resemble

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-oma

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tumor

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-osis

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condition of

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-pathy

A

disease

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-penia

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deficiency

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-phobia

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fear

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-plegia

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paralysis, stroke

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-ptosis

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drooping

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-ptysis

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spitting

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-rrhage

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bursting forth

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-rrhagia

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bursting forth

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-rrhea

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flow, discharge

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-rrhexis

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rupture

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-centesis

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surgical puncture

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-desis

A

binding

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-ectomy

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excision

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-gram

a weight, mark, record

-graph

to write, record

-graphy

-recording

-meter

instrument to measure, measure

-opsy

to view

-pexy

surgical fixation

-platsy

surgical repair

-rrhaphy

suture

-scope

instrument

-scopy

to view

-stasis

control, stopping

-stomy

new opening

-tome

instrument to cut

-tomy

incision

-blast

immature cell, germ cell

-cyte

cell

-ist

one who specializes, agen

-logy

study of

-phagia

to eat

-plasia

formation, produce

-phasia

to speak

-philia

attraction

-phraxis

to obstruct

-physis

growth

-pnea

breathing

-polesis

formation

-therapy

treatment

-trophy

nourishment, development

-uria

urine

-ate

use, action

-blast

immature cell, germ cell

-ectasis

dilatation, dilatin, distention

-gen

formation, produce

-genesis

formation, produce

-genic

formation, produce

-gram

weight, mark, record

-ic

pertaining to, chemical

-ive

nature of, quality of

-lymph

serum, clear fluid

-lysis

destruction, to separate

-megaly

enlargement, large

-penia

lack of, deficiency

-plasm

a thing formed, plasma

-plegia

stroke, paralysis

-ptosis

prolapse, drooping

-rrhea

flow, discharge

-scopy

to view, examine

-spasm

tension, spasm

-stasis

control, stopping

-staxia

dripping, tricking

-trophy

nourishment, development

-y

process, condition, pertaining to