Suffixes Flashcards
(42 cards)
1
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-log, -logo
A
speech or words
2
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-lys, -lyso
A
dissolving, loosing
3
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-mania
A
abnormal love for, morbid impulse
4
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-megaly
A
large, enlraged
5
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-oid
A
resembling
6
Q
-oma, -omata
A
tumor or neoplasm or a mass
7
Q
-opia, -opsia
A
vision, eye
8
Q
-ose
A
sugar
9
Q
-oses, -osis, -otic
A
procees, state or condition, usually abnormal
10
Q
-ostomy
A
artificial or surgical opening
11
Q
-otomy
A
opening
12
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-ous
A
full of, abounding with
13
Q
-tomy
A
opening
14
Q
-penia, pnea
A
deficiency, breathing
15
Q
-pexy
A
fixation, usually surgical
16
Q
-phage, -phagia, -phago, -phagy
A
eating, devouring
17
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-phil, -phile, -philia, -philic
A
affinity for, craving for, fondness
18
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-phobia
A
fear
19
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-phrenia
A
mind
20
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-phylaxis
A
protection
21
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-plasia
A
formation
22
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-plasty
A
molding or shaping a defect to restore form and function
23
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-plegia
A
paralysis
24
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-ploid
A
multiple in form
25
-pnea
breath, respiration
26
-poiesis
production or producing
27
-ptosis
sinking down or prolapse of an organ
28
-rhagia, -rrhagia
excessive or unsual discharge
29
-rhaphy, -rrhapy
surgical suturing
30
-rhea, -rrhea
folowing, a flux
31
-rrhexis
rupture
32
-snagui, -sanguin
blood, bloody
33
-scope, -scopy
an instrument for viewing
34
-stasis
stopping
35
-stat
an agent to keep something static or not flowing or moving
36
-stomy, -tomy
artificial or surgical opening
37
-tome
segment, part, section
38
-trophic, trophy
nutition
39
-tropia
turning
40
-tropic
turning toward, affinity
41
-ureticm, -uria
urine
42
-ventilation
to oxygenate or assist in breathing
