Suffix Flashcards
(122 cards)
1
Q
Itis
A
Inflammation
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Logy
A
Process of study
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Q
Gram
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Record
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Q
ic, ical, ac, al, eal, ior, iac, ar, ary, ous, tic,
A
Pertaining to
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Q
algia, dynia
A
Pain
6
Q
Cyte
A
Cell
7
Q
Ectomy
A
Excision,removal
8
Q
Emia
A
Blood condition, condition
9
Q
Genic
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Pertaining to,producing, produced by, or produced in
10
Q
Globin
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Protein
11
Q
Ion
A
Process
12
Q
Ist
A
Specialist
13
Q
Oma
A
Tumor,mass,swelling
14
Q
Opsy
A
Process of viewing
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Q
Osis
A
Condition,usually abnormal (slight increase in numbers when used with blood cells)
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Q
Pathy
A
Disease condition
17
Q
Scope
A
Instrument to visually examine
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Q
Scopy
A
Process of visually examining
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Q
Sis
A
State of; condition
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Q
Tomy
A
Process of cutting; incision
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Q
Y, ism
A
Process, condition
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Q
Ose
A
Pertaining to, full of
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Q
Plasm
A
Formation
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Somes
A
Bodies
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Type
Picture, classification
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ase
Enzyme
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chezia
Defecation, elimination of wastes
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iasis
Abnormal condition
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prandial
Meal
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cele
Hernia
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centesis
Surgical puncture to remove fluid
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coccus/cocci
Berry shaped bacteria (singular and plural)
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genesis
Condition of producing, forming
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graphy
Process of recording
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lysis
Breakdown, destruction, separation
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malacia
Softening
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megaly
Enlargement
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penia
Deficiency
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plasia
Development,formation,growth
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plasty
Surgical repair
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ptosis
Dropping,falling, prolapse
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sclerosis
Hardening
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stasis
Controlling, stopping
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stomy
Opening to form a mouth
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trophy
development, nourishment
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er, or
One who
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ia
Condition
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ole, ule
Little,small
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um, ium
Structure, tissue
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us
Structure, substance
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oid
Resembling,derived from
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blast
Embryonic, immature
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drome
To run
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fusion
Coming together; to pour
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gen
Substance that produces; producing; giving rise to
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lapse
To slide, fall, sag
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meter
To measure
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mission
To send
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oxia
Oxygen
60
partum
Birth, labor
61
phoria
To bear, carry; feeling(mental state)
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physis
To grow
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pnea
Breathing
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ptosis
Falling, dropping, prolapse
65
rrhea
Flow, discharge
66
ectasis, ectasia
Dilation, (dilatation), widening
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emesis
Vomiting
68
pepsia
Digestion
69
phagia
Eating, swallowing
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ptysis
Spitting
71
rrhaphy
Suture
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stenosis
Narrowing, tightening
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tresia
Opening
74
poietin
Substance that forms
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tripsy
Crushing
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uria
Urination; urine condition
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arche
Beginning
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cyesis
Pregnancy
79
gravida
Pregnant
80
parous
Bearing, bringing forth
81
salpinx
Fallopian (uterine) tubes
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tocia
Labor, birth
83
version
Act of turning
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one
Hormone
85
pexy
Fixation, put in place
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lepsy
Seizure
87
paresis
Weakness
88
phasia
Speech
89
plegia
Paralysis
90
praxia
Action
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sthenia
Strength
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osmia
Smell
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sphyxia
Pulse
94
thorax
Pleural cavity, chest
95
desis
Bind
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apheresis
Removal, a carrying away
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cytosis
Abnormal condition of cells (increase)
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lytic
Pertaining to destruction
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philia
Attraction for
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phoresis
Carrying, transmission
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poiesis
Formation
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crit
Separate
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ema
Condition
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clast
To break
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listhesis
Slipping
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porosis
Pore, passage
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tome
Instrument to cut
108
Asthenia
Lack of strength
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opia
Vision
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opsia
Vision
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tropia
To turn
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agon
Assemble, gather together
113
in/ ine
A substance
114
tropin
Stimulating the function of
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uria
Urine condition
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suppression
To stop
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lucent
To shine
118
opaque
Obscure
119
echo
A repeated sound
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leptic
To seize hold of
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mania
Obsessive
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thymia
Mind
