suffixes Flashcards by Gino Pierangeli

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-a

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without

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-ac

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pertaining to

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-al

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pertaining to

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-algia

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pain

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-ary

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relating to

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-asthenia

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weakness

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-astresia

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condition of abnormal occlusion

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-capnia

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carbon dioxide

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-centesis

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surgical puncture to remove fluid

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-clasis

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surgically break

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-coccus

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round shaped bacteria

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-cyte

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cell

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-desis

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surgical fusion

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-dynia

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pain

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-eal

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pertaining to

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-ectasis

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dilation

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-ectomy

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surgial removal

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-emia

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blood condition

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-gen

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to produce or cause

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-genic

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producing or causing

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-graph, -gram

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picture or image

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-graphy

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processing of recording a picture or record

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-iatrist

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specialist

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-iatry

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field of

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-ic

pertaining to

-ictal

seizure

-ior

pertaining to

-ism

condition

-itis

inflammation

-lysis

breaking down

-malacia

abnormal softening

-megaly

enlargement

-meter

to measure

-metry

process of measuring

-oid

like or resembling

-ologist

specialist

-ology

study of

-oma

tumor

-opia

vision condition

-opsy

viewing

-osis

abnormal condition

-ostomy

creating an artificial opening

-otomy

surgical incision

-ous

pertaining to

-paresis

paralysis

-partum

child birth or labor

-pathy

disease

-penia

deficiency of

-pepsia

digestion

-pexy

surgical fixation

-phagia

to swallow

-phasia

to speak

-phobia

abnormal fear of specific things

-physis

to grow

-plasia

development

-plasm

substance that develops or forms cells/tissue

-plasty

surgical repair

-plegia

paralysis

-pnea

to breathe

-ptosis

dropping or sagging

-rrhagia

abnormal flow or discharge (blood)

-rrhage

abnormal flow or discharge (blood)

-rrhaphy

suturing or stitching

-rrhea

abnormal flow or discharge (not blood)

-rrhexis

rupture

-sarcoma

malignant tumor

-sclerosis

abnormal hardening

-scope

instrument used for visual examinations

-scopic

pertaining to visual examination

-scopy

visual examination

-sis

condition

-spasm

sudden contraction of muscles

-stasis

stop or control

-stenosis

abnormal narrowing

-thorax

chest cavity

-tocia

labor or birth

-tome

instrument used to cut things in layers

-tripsy

surgical crushing