Suffixes Flashcards
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1
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-ac
A
pertaining to
2
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-ad
A
towards, in direction of
3
Q
-agra
A
severe, sudden pain
4
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-al
A
pertaining to
5
Q
-algesia
A
sensation, pain
6
Q
-algia
A
sensation, pain
7
Q
-ar
A
pertaining to
8
Q
-ary
A
pertaining to
9
Q
-ase
A
enzyme that break down
10
Q
-ate
A
action on
11
Q
-blast
A
building, budding
12
Q
-cele
A
tumor, swelling
13
Q
-centesis
A
surgical puncture
14
Q
-cide
A
killing
15
Q
-clasia
A
destroy, break down
16
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-clasis
A
destroy, breaking down
17
Q
-clast
A
breaking down, destroy
18
Q
-dynia
A
pain
19
Q
-ectomy
A
surgical removal
20
Q
-edema
A
swelling
21
Q
-ferent
A
carrying, bearing
22
Q
-form
A
shape of
23
Q
-fugal
A
travel away from
24
Q
-ful
A
full of
25
-gen
being born, origin, forming
26
-genic
being born, origin, forming
27
-genesis
origin, cause, (bible)
28
-gram
written recording
29
-graphy
proces of recording
30
-ia
abnormal
31
-ian
study of, specialist
32
-iasis
abnormal condition
33
-iatrics
study of medicine
34
-iatry
study of medicine
35
-ic
pertaining to
36
-ical
pertaining to
37
-ile
having charactertistics of
38
-ion
action - condition
39
-ism
state of
40
-ist
specialist
41
-itis
inflamation
42
-ity
having nature of
43
-ive
nature of tending to
44
-logy
study of
45
-lysis
destruction, split
46
-malacia
softening
47
-megaly
enlargement
48
-necrosis
death of
49
-oid
resembles
50
-oma
tumor
51
-opia
vision
52
-ory
pertaining to
53
-ose
sugar, carb group
54
-osis
abnormal condition
55
-ostomy
creating opening
56
-otomy
cutting into something
57
-ous
resembling
58
-pathy
disease
59
-penia
deficiency
60
-philia
loves, attracted to
61
-philic
loves, attracted to
62
-phobia
hates, repelled by
63
-phobic
hates, repelled by
64
-plasty
molding, shaping
65
-plegia
paralysis
66
-poiesis
formation
67
-ptosis
prolapse
68
-rhage
to burst forth
69
-rhagia
to burst forth
70
-rhea
flow, dishcarge
71
-rrhaphy
sutures, staples
72
-sclerosis
hardening
73
-scopy
visual exam (camera)
74
-sect
to cut
75
-sis
abnormal condition
76
-spasm
contraction
77
-stasis
stoppage
78
-stenosis
constricting
79
-therapy
treatment
80
-y
having the nature of
