Suffixes Flashcards
(97 cards)
1
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-A
A
Noun ending, no meaning
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-ac
A
Pertaining to
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-ad
A
Towards
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-al
A
Pertaining to
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-Algia
A
Pain
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-Amnios
A
Amnion, amniotic fluid
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-Apheresis
A
Removal
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-ar
A
Pertaining to
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-ary
A
Pertaining to
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-asthenia
A
Weakness
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-Carcinoma
A
Cancerous tumour
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-cele
A
Hernia, pertrusion, swelling
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-Centesis
A
Surgical puncture to aspirate fluid
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-Crine
A
To secrete
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-cyesis
A
Pregnancy
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-cyte
A
Cell
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-desis
A
Surgical fixation, fusion
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-drome
A
Run, running
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-E
A
Noun ending, no meaning
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-eal
A
Pertaining to
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-Ectasis
A
Stretching out, dilation, expansion
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-ectomy
A
Excision, surgical removal, cut out
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-emesis
A
Vomiting
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-emia
A
In the blood
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-esis
Condition
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-gen
Substance or absent that produces or causes
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-genic
Producing, originating, causing
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-globin
Protein
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-gram
the record, radio graphic image
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-graph
Instrument used to record; the record
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-graphy
Process of recording, radiographic imaging
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-ia
Condition of, diseased state, abnormal state
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-iasis
Condition
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-iatrist
Specialist
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-iatry
Specialty, treatment
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-ic
Pertaining to
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-ictal
Seizure, attack
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-ior
Pertaining to
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-ism
State of
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-itis
Inflammation of
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-logist
Specialist in the study of
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-logy
Study of
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-lysis
Separating, loosening, dissolution
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-malacia
Softening
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-megaly
Enlarge, enlargement
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-meter
Instrument used to measure
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-metry
Measuring, process of measuring
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-oid
Resembling
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-oma
Tumor, swelling
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-opia
Vision
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-opsy
Veiwing, process of viewing
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-osis
Abnormal condition, increased number (blood)
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-ous
Pertaining to
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-paresis
Slight peralysis
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-pathy
Disease
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-penia
Abnormal reduction in number
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-pepsia
Digestion
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-pexy
Surgical fixation, suspension
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-phagia
Swallowing, eating
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-phobia
Aversion, abnormal fear
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-physis
Growth
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-plasia
Formation, development, growth
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-plasm
Growth, substance, formation
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-plasty
Surgical repair
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-plegia
Paralysis
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-pnea
Breathing
67
-poesis
Formation
68
-ptosis
Prolapse, drooping
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-rrhage
Excessive bleeding
70
-rrhagia
Excessive bleeding
71
-rrhea
Discharge, flow
72
-rrhexis
Rupture
73
-salpinx
Fallopian tube, uterine tube
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-sarcoma
Malignant tumour
75
-schisis
Split, fissure
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-schlerosis
Hardening
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-scope
Instrument used for visual examination
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-scopic
Pertaining to visual examination
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-scopy
Process of visually examining
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-spasm
Sudden, involuntary contraction of muscle
81
-statis
Stop, control, standing
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-stenosis
Constriction, narrowing
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-stomy
Creating an artificial opening
84
-thorax
Chest cavity, chest
85
-tocia
Labour, birth
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-tome
Instrument used to cut
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-Tomy
Incision, cut into
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-tripsy
Surgical crushing
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-trophy
Nourishment, development
90
-um
Structure
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-uria
Urin, urination
92
-us
No meaning
93
-rraphy
Repairing, Suturing
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- ase
Enzyme
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- Chezia
Dedication, elimination of waste
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- prandial
Meal
