suffixes Flashcards
(74 cards)
1
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-a
A
condition of
2
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-aemia
A
blood
3
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-ac
A
concerning/ pertaining
4
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-al
A
concerning/ pertaining to
5
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-algia
A
pain
6
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-blast
A
immature cell
7
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-cele
A
swelling/ protrusion
8
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-centesis
A
to puncture/ tapping
9
Q
-cide
A
kill/ destroy
10
Q
-cyte
A
cell
11
Q
-demic
A
people/ population
12
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-desis
A
binding together
13
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-dynia
A
pain
14
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-ectasis
A
dilatation
15
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-ectomy
A
surgical removal of
16
Q
-form
A
shape/ form of
17
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-gen
A
producing/ forming
18
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-genesis
A
forming or origin
19
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-genic
A
producing or forming
20
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-gram
A
picture/ tracing
21
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-graph
A
machine that records/ tracing
22
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-graphy
A
procedure of recording/ tracing
23
Q
-gravida
A
pregnancy
24
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-ai/-iasis
A
condition of/ state of
25
-iatric
pertaining to medicine/ physician
26
-ic
concerning/ pertaining to
27
-iosis/-ism
condition of/ state of
28
-itis
inflammation of
29
-lith
stone
30
-lithiasis
condition/ presence of stones
31
-lysis
destruction/ splitting/ breaking down
32
-malacia
softening
33
-megaly
enlargement of
34
-meter
measure
35
-natal
birth
36
-oedema
swelling caused by excess fluid
37
-old
likeness/ resembling
38
-ology
study of/ science of
39
-oma
tumour
40
-opia
condition of the eye
41
-orrhage
burst forth/ bleeding
42
-orrhagia
condition of heavy bleeding
43
-orrhaphy
sew/ repair
44
-orrhoea
flow/ discharge
45
-oscopy
examination with a lighted instrument
46
-osis
condition of
47
-ostomy
artificial opening into
48
-otomy
cutting into/ dividing/ incision
49
-para
given birth
50
-pathy
disease
51
-penia
lack of/ decreased
52
-pexy
fixation of
53
-phagia
swallowing
54
-phasia
speech
55
-philia
liking/ loving/ affinity for
56
-phobia
irrational fear
57
-phylaxis
protection/ prevention
58
-plasia
formation
59
-plasty
form/ mould/ reconstruct
60
-plegia
paralysis
61
-pnoea
breathing
62
-porosis
thinning/ passage
63
-ptosis
drooping/ falling
64
-rrhythmia
rhythm
65
-sclerosis
hardening
66
-scope
lighted instrument used to examine
67
-spasm
involuntary contraction of
68
-stasis
cessation of movement/ flow
69
-staxis
dripping
70
-stenosis
narrowing
71
-tome
cutting instrument
72
-tripsy
crushing
73
-trophy
nourishment/ food
74
-uria
condition of urine
