Suffixes Flashcards
(43 cards)
1
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-algia
A
pain
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-ectomy
A
excision (removal) of
3
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-itis
A
inflammation of
4
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-ologist
A
one who studies
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-ology
A
study of
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-osis, -a, -y
A
condition, usually abnormal
7
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-ostomy
A
to form a new opening
8
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-otomy
A
to make an incision into
9
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-tome
A
an instrument that cuts
10
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-al, -ar, -ic
A
of, or pertaining to
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-oid
A
resembling
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-oma
A
tumor
13
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-ism
A
medical condition, disease
14
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-ar
A
of or pertaining to
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-centesis
A
puncture of a cavity
16
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-genesis, -gen/o
A
produce/originate
17
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-meter
A
measuring instrument
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-al
A
of or pertaining to
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-ic
A
of or pertaining to
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-orrhea
A
flow/discharge
21
Q
-blast
A
embryonic
22
Q
-y, -ia
A
noun ending
23
Q
-orrhagia
A
hemorrhage
24
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-orrhaphy
A
suture
25
-pexy
fixation
26
-ptosis
drooping
27
-spasm
twitching
28
-sperm
sperm
29
-lysis
declining, dissolution
30
-clysis
irrigation
31
-ectasia
dilation, stretching
32
-scope, -scopy
look, examine
33
-toxin
poison
34
-orrhexis
rupture, bursting apart
35
-tripsy
rubbing, crushing
36
-emia
blood
37
-ary
of, or pertaining to
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-atrophy
wasting away, undernourished
39
-dynia
pain, painful
40
-mania
madness
41
-pathy
disease
42
-phobia
excessive fear
43
-ptysis
spitting
