Suffixes Flashcards by Feliz Gebhard

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-age

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related to

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-cidal

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capable of killing

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-form

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shape

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-fuge

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driving away

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-ical

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pertaining to

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-ion

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process

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-opia

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vision

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-phylaxis

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protection, prevention

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-pnea

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breathing

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-uria

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urine

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-algia (related to disorders and conditions)

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pain

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-asthenia (related to disorders and conditions)

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weakness

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-dynia (related to disorders and conditions)

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pain

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-emesis (related to disorders and conditions)

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vomiting

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-emia (related to disorders and conditions)

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blood in

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-ia, -ism (related to disorders and conditions)

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condition

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-iasis (related to disorders and conditions)

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presence of, formation of

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-itis (related to disorders and conditions)

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inflammation

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-malacia (related to disorders and conditions)

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weakening of, softening of

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-mania(related to disorders and conditions)

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abnormal desire for

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-megaly (related to disorders and conditions)

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enlargement

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-oma (related to disorders and conditions)

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tumor

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-osis (related to disorders and conditions)

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abnormal state

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-pathy (related to disorders and conditions)

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disorder, disease

-paresis (related to disorders and conditions)

paralysis

-penia (related to disorders and conditions)

deficiency, decrease

-phagia (related to disorders and conditions)

eating, swallowing

-phasia (related to disorders and conditions)

speech

-phobia (related to disorders and conditions)

fear

-plasia (related to disorders and conditions)

formation of

-plegia (related to disorders and conditions)

paralysis

-ptosis (related to disorders and conditions)

drooping, falling

-rrhage (related to disorders and conditions)

excessive flow

-rrhea (related to disorders and conditions)

flow, discharge

-ostomy

forming an opening

-otomy

cutting into

-plasty

surgical repair, reformation

-scopy

instrumental view of

-stasis

stopping or controlling

-tomy

incision

-tripsy

crushing

-centesis

surgical puncture

-cise

cut, remove

-ectomy

removal, excision

-gram, -graph, -graphy

record of, picture of

-lysis

removal, freeing from, disintegrating