Suffixes (Chapter 3) Flashcards
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-algia
A
pain
2
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-cele
A
hernia
3
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-centesis
A
surgical puncture to remove fluid
4
Q
-coccus
A
berry-shaped bacterium
5
Q
-cocci
A
bacteria berry-shaped
6
Q
-cyte
A
cell
7
Q
-dynia
A
pain
8
Q
-ectomy
A
excision, removal, resection
9
Q
-emia
A
blood condition
10
Q
-genesis
A
condition of producing, forming
11
Q
-gram
A
record
12
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-graph
A
instrument for recording
13
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-graphy
A
process of recording
14
Q
-itis
A
inflammation
15
Q
-logy
A
study of
16
Q
-lysis
A
breakdown, destruction, separation
17
Q
-malacia
A
softening
18
Q
-megaly
A
enlargement
19
Q
-oma
A
tumor, mass, collection of fluid
20
Q
-opsy
A
to view
21
Q
-osis
A
condition, usually abnormal
22
Q
-pahty
A
disease condition
23
Q
-penia
A
deficiency
24
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-phobia
A
fear
25
-plasia
development, formation, growth
26
-plasty
surgical repair
27
-ptosis
drooping, falling, prolapse
28
-rrhea
flow, discharge
29
-sclerosis
hardening
30
-scope
instrument for visual examination
31
-scopy
process of visual examination (with an endoscope)
32
-stasis
controlling, stopping
33
-stomy
opening to form a mouth (stoma)
34
-therapy
treatment
35
-tomy
incision, cutting into
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-trophy
development, nourishment
37
-er
one who
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-ia
condition
39
-ist
specialist
40
-ole
little, small
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-ule
little, small
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-um, -ium
structure, tissue
43
-us
structure, substance
44
-y
condition, process
45
-ac, -iac
pertaining to
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-al
pertaining to
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-ar
pertaining to
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-ary
pertaining to
49
-eal
pertaining to
50
-genic
pertaining to producing, produced by or in
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-ic, -ical
pertaining to
52
-oid
resembling, derived from
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-ose
pertaining to, full of
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-ous
pertaining to
55
-tic
pertaining to
