Suffixes Flashcards by Tori Lewis

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-itis

A

Inflammation

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-pepsia

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Digestion

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-esthesia

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Sensation

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-ptosis

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Dropping, prolapse

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-lysis

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Destruction of

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-tome

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Cutting instrument

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-malacia

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Softening

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-pathy

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Disease, suffering

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-tomy

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Cutting into, incision

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-rrhage, -rrhagia

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Bursting forth

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-trophy

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Nourishment or growth

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-rrhexis

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Rupture

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-rrhaphy

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Suture, suturing

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-scopy

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Visual examination, process of examining

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-osis

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Abnormal condition

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-kinesia, -kinesis

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Movement

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-edema

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Swelling

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-cyte

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Cell

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-derma

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Skin

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-emesis

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Vomiting

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-gravida

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Pregnant woman

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-logy

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Study of

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-ology

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Study, science of

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-opsy

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Viewing

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-phobia

Fear

-rrhea

Flow, discharge

-scope

Instrument used to view

-uria

Urine

-oxia

Oxygen

-phagia, -phage

Eating, swallowing

-cide, -cidal

Destroying, killing

-clast, -clasis

Breaking

-ectomy

Excision, surgical removal

-meter

Instrument for measuring

-metry

Measurement

-paus, -stasis

Cessation, stopping

-spasm

Involuntary spasm

-therapy

Treatment

-emia

A condition of the blood, blood

-megaly

Enlargement

-paresis

Slight or partial paralysis

-plasty

Surgical repair, mold

-pnea

Breathing

-ist

Specialist

-logist

Specialist in the study of

-oid

Resembling form or shape

-sis

State, condition of

-al, -ac, -ary, -ic, -eal, -ous, -tous, -ical, -ory, -tic

Pertaining to

-dipsia

Thirst

-gen, -genesis, -genic

Creating, producing, origin or formation

-ole, -ule

Small

-cele

Hernia

-ia, -ism

Condition

-lith

Stone

-algia, -dynia

Pain

-phasia

Speech

-plegia

Paralysis

-oma

Tumor

-stenosis

Narrowing,stricture

-ectasis

Dilation, expansion

-penia

Deficiency, lack of, decrease

-tripsy

Crushing

-centesis

Surgical puncture

-pexy

Surgical fixation

-opia

Vision

-desis

Fusion, binding, fixation

-plasia, -plasm

Formation, growth

-iasis

Pathological condition or state

-gram

Record

-stomy

Creation of an opening

-stasis

Control, constant level

-graphy

Process of recording

-graph

Recording instrument