Suffixes Flashcards

1
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Ac

A

Pertaining to

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2
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Ics

A

Knowledge; practice

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3
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Ion

A

Action; condition

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4
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-ism

A

Condition

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5
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Metry

A

Process of measuring

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6
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Al

A

Pertaining to

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7
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Iatry

A

Medical treatment

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8
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Oma

A

Mass; tumor

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9
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Ine

A

Pertaining to

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10
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Ia

A

Condition

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11
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Ation

A

Being; having; process

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12
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Ous

A

Pertaining to

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13
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Tomy

A

Process of making an incision

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14
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Ar

A

Pertaining to

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15
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Itis

A

inflammation

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16
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Graphy

A

Process of recording

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17
Q

Ectomy

A

Surgical removal

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18
Q

Ist

A

Person who specializes in

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19
Q

Megaly

A

Enlargement

20
Q

Gram

A

Picture; record

21
Q

Scopy

A

Process of using an instrument to examine

22
Q

Stomy

A

Surgically created opening

23
Q

Ive

A

Pertaining to

24
Q

Logy

A

Study of

25
Q

-Osis

A

Condition; abnormal

26
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Ary

A

Pertaining to

27
Q

Pathy

A

Disease

28
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Scope

A

Instruments used to examine

29
Q

Ic

A

Pertaining to

30
Q

Therapy

A

Treatment

31
Q

-centesis

A

Surgical puncture to remove fluid

32
Q

-desis

A

Surgical binding

33
Q

-emia

A

Blood condition

34
Q

-lysis

A

Break down; destruction; dissolving

35
Q

-malacia

A

Softening

36
Q

-oid

A

Resembling

37
Q

-penia

A

Deficiency; lack of

38
Q

-pexy

A

Surgical fixation

39
Q

-plasia

A

Growth

40
Q

-plasty

A

Surgical reconstruction

41
Q

-plegia

A

Paralysis

42
Q

-pnea

A

Breathing

43
Q

-rrhage

A

Burst forth; excessive bleeding

44
Q

-rrhea

A

Flow of discharge

45
Q

-stomy

A

Surgical creation of an opening

46
Q

-tomy

A

Incision; to surgically cut into

47
Q

-trophy

A

Growth