Suffixes Flashcards

1
Q

-age

A

related to

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2
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-cidal

A

capable of killing

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3
Q

-form

A

shape

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4
Q

-fuge

A

driving away

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5
Q

-ical

A

pertaining to

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6
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-ion

A

process

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7
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-opia

A

vision

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8
Q

-phylaxis

A

protection, prevention

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9
Q

-pnea

A

breathing

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10
Q

-uria

A

urine

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11
Q

-algia (related to disorders and conditions)

A

pain

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12
Q

-asthenia (related to disorders and conditions)

A

weakness

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13
Q

-dynia (related to disorders and conditions)

A

pain

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14
Q

-emesis (related to disorders and conditions)

A

vomiting

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15
Q

-emia (related to disorders and conditions)

A

blood in

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16
Q

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

A

condition

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17
Q

-iasis (related to disorders and conditions)

A

presence of, formation of

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18
Q

-itis (related to disorders and conditions)

A

inflammation

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19
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-malacia (related to disorders and conditions)

A

weakening of, softening of

20
Q

-mania(related to disorders and conditions)

A

abnormal desire for

21
Q

-megaly (related to disorders and conditions)

A

enlargement

22
Q

-oma (related to disorders and conditions)

A

tumor

23
Q

-osis (related to disorders and conditions)

A

abnormal state

24
Q

-pathy (related to disorders and conditions)

A

disorder, disease

25
Q

-paresis (related to disorders and conditions)

A

paralysis

26
Q

-penia (related to disorders and conditions)

A

deficiency, decrease

27
Q

-phagia (related to disorders and conditions)

A

eating, swallowing

28
Q

-phasia (related to disorders and conditions)

A

speech

29
Q

-phobia (related to disorders and conditions)

A

fear

30
Q

-plasia (related to disorders and conditions)

A

formation of

31
Q

-plegia (related to disorders and conditions)

A

paralysis

32
Q

-ptosis (related to disorders and conditions)

A

drooping, falling

33
Q

-rrhage (related to disorders and conditions)

A

excessive flow

34
Q

-rrhea (related to disorders and conditions)

A

flow, discharge

35
Q

-ostomy

A

forming an opening

36
Q

-otomy

A

cutting into

37
Q

-plasty

A

surgical repair, reformation

38
Q

-scopy

A

instrumental view of

39
Q

-stasis

A

stopping or controlling

40
Q

-tomy

A

incision

41
Q

-tripsy

A

crushing

42
Q

-centesis

A

surgical puncture

43
Q

-cise

A

cut, remove

44
Q

-ectomy

A

removal, excision

45
Q

-gram, -graph, -graphy

A

record of, picture of

46
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-lysis

A

removal, freeing from, disintegrating