SUFFIX Flashcards
(100 cards)
0
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-al , -eal, -ar, -ac
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Pertaining to
1
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-ectasis
A
Expansion or dilation
2
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-ectomy
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Excision (removal)
3
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-ia
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Condition of
4
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-itis
A
Inflammation
5
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-logy
A
Study of
6
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-megaly
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Enlargement
7
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-stomy
A
Creation of an opening
8
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-tomy
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Incision
9
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-emia
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Blood condition
10
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-ium
A
structure or tissue
11
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-algia, -dynia
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pain
12
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-rrhaphy
A
suture
13
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-rrhexis
A
rupture
14
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-genesis
A
origin or production
15
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-lysis
A
breaking down or dissolution
16
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-oid
A
resembling
17
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-penia
A
abnormal reduction
18
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-rrhea
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discharge
19
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-spasm
A
involuntary contraction
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-cele
A
pouching or hernia
21
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-iasis
A
formation or presence of
22
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-malacia
A
softening
23
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-oma
A
tumor
24
-osis
condition or increase
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-phil, -philia
attraction for
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-ptosis
falling or downward displacement
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-rrhage, -rrhagia
to burst forth (usually blood)
28
-centesis
puncture for aspiration
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-desis
binding
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-pexy
suspension or fixation
31
-plasty
surgical repair or reconstruction
32
-ation
process
33
-e
general indicator that a word is a person, place, or thing
34
-ia, -ism
condition of
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-y
condition or process of
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-ac, -al, -ar, -ary, -eal, -ic, -ous, -tic
pertaining to
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-icle, -ole, -ula, -ule
small
38
-gram
record
39
-graph
instrument for recording
40
-graphy
process of recording
41
-iatrics, -iatry
treatment
42
-logist
one who specializes in the study or treatment of
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-ist
one who specializes in
44
-meter
instrument for measuring
45
-metry
process of measuring
46
-poiesis
formation
47
-scope
instrument for examination
48
-scopy
process of examination
49
-stasis
stop or stand
50
# What is the SUFFIX that means :
Expansion or dilation
-ectasis
51
# What is the SUFFIX that means :
Pertaining to
-al , -eal, -ar, -ac
52
# What is the SUFFIX that means :
Excision (removal)
-ectomy
53
# What is the SUFFIX that means :
Condition of
-ia
54
# What is the SUFFIX that means :
Inflammation
-itis
55
# What is the SUFFIX that means :
Study of
-logy
56
# What is the SUFFIX that means :
Enlargement
-megaly
57
# What is the SUFFIX that means :
Creation of an opening
-stomy
58
# What is the SUFFIX that means :
Incision
-tomy
59
# What is the SUFFIX that means :
Blood condition
-emia
60
# What is the SUFFIX that means :
structure or tissue
-ium
61
# What is the SUFFIX that means :
pain
-algia, -dynia
62
# What is the SUFFIX that means :
suture
-rrhaphy
63
# What is the SUFFIX that means :
rupture
-rrhexis
64
# What is the SUFFIX that means :
origin or production
-genesis
65
# What is the SUFFIX that means :
breaking down or dissolution
-lysis
66
# What is the SUFFIX that means :
resembling
-oid
67
# What is the SUFFIX that means :
abnormal reduction
-penia
68
# What is the SUFFIX that means :
discharge
-rrhea
69
# What is the SUFFIX that means :
involuntary contraction
-spasm
70
# What is the SUFFIX that means :
pouching or hernia
-cele
71
# What is the SUFFIX that means :
formation or presence of
-iasis
72
# What is the SUFFIX that means :
softening
-malacia
73
# What is the SUFFIX that means :
tumor
-oma
74
# What is the SUFFIX that means :
condition or increase
-osis
75
# What is the SUFFIX that means :
attraction for
-phil, -philia
76
# What is the SUFFIX that means :
falling or downward displacement
-ptosis
77
# What is the SUFFIX that means :
to burst forth (usually blood)
-rrhage, -rrhagia
78
# What is the SUFFIX that means :
puncture for aspiration
-centesis
79
# What is the SUFFIX that means :
binding
-desis
80
# What is the SUFFIX that means :
suspension or fixation
-pexy
81
# What is the SUFFIX that means :
surgical repair or reconstruction
-plasty
82
# What is the SUFFIX that means :
process
-ation
83
# What is the SUFFIX that means :
general indicator that a word is a person, place, or thing
-e
84
# What is the SUFFIX that means :
condition of
-ia, -ism
85
# What is the SUFFIX that means :
condition or process of
-y
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# What is the SUFFIX that means :
pertaining to
-ac, -al, -ar, -ary, -eal, -ic, -ous, -tic
87
# What is the SUFFIX that means :
small
-icle, -ole, -ula, -ule
88
# What is the SUFFIX that means :
record
-gram
89
# What is the SUFFIX that means :
instrument for recording
-graph
90
# What is the SUFFIX that means :
process of recording
-graphy
91
# What is the SUFFIX that means :
treatment
-iatrics, -iatry
92
# What is the SUFFIX that means :
one who specializes in the study or treatment of
-logist
93
# What is the SUFFIX that means :
one who specializes in
-ist
94
# What is the SUFFIX that means :
instrument for measuring
-meter
95
# What is the SUFFIX that means :
process of measuring
-metry
96
# What is the SUFFIX that means :
formation
-poiesis
97
# What is the SUFFIX that means :
instrument for examination
-scope
98
# What is the SUFFIX that means :
process of examination
-scopy
99
# What is the SUFFIX that means :
stop or stand
-stasis
