Suffixes from textbook Flashcards
(111 cards)
1
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-a
A
noun ending
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-abrasion
A
scraping of
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-ac
A
pertaining to
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-acusis
acoustics
A
hearing
5
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-ad
advancing to the top, towards your goals
A
toward
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-al
A
Pertaining to
7
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-algia
fibromyALGIA
A
pain
8
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-alysis
A
breaking down
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-amnios
pregnancy=amnionic sac
A
inner fetal sac, amnion
10
Q
-ant
A
Pertaining to
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-ar
A
Pertaining to
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-arche
start
A
beginning
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-ary
A
Pertaining to
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-ase
A
enzyme
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-atic
A
Pertaining to
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-ation
A
process of
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-atory
A
Pertaining to
18
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-blast
immature people always have a blast
A
embryonic, immature
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-carcinoma
A
cancer of epithelial origin
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-cardia
A
condition of the heart
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-cele
A
herniation, protrusion
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-centesis
A
surgical puncture
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-cephalus, -ceps
A
Head, Heads
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-chalasia
chelsea is lazy, all she does is relax
A
condition of relaxation, slackening
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-chalasis
relaxation, slackening
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-cision
| incision
cutting
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-clasis
intentional breaking
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-clast
breaking down
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-clysis
| washing machines have cycles
washing
30
-coagulation
process of clotting
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-crine
to secrete, secreting
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-crit
| criticizing separates people
to separate, separating
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-cusis
| acoustic
hearing
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-cyesis
pregnancy, gestation
35
-cyst
sac
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-cyte
cell
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-cytosis
condition of abnormal increase in cells
38
-derma
skin condition
39
-desis
binding
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-drome
to run, running
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-dynia
pain
42
-e
noun ending
43
-eal
pertaining to
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-ectasia
condition of expansion, dialation
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-ectasis
expansion, dilation
46
-ectomy
cutting out
47
-edema
| Sushi makes me tummy swell
swelling
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-emia
| anemia
blood condition
49
-emisis
vomiting, vomit
50
-emphraxis
obstructing, crushing
51
-emulsification
breaking down
52
-ent
Pertaining to
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-epi
| Epi pen for high blood sugar
above, upon
54
-esis
state of
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-esthetica
| colorful esthetics make me feel good
feeling, sensation
56
-exeresis
| exorcism tears out the demon
tearing out
57
-exia
condition
58
-ferous
pertaining to carrying
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-fida
to split, splitting
60
-flux
to flow, flowing
61
-form
shape
62
-fusion
| fusion bartender
process of pouring
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-gen
| creating generations
producing
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-geneic, -genic
pertaining to produced by
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-genesis
production, origin
66
-genous
pertaining to originating from
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-glia
glia cell, glue
68
-globin, -globulin
protein substance
69
-gnosis
| G knows this
state of knowledge
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-grade
| grade school is easy, flow into highschool
flow
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-gram
| Instagram records your life
Record, recording
72
-graph
Instrument to record
73
-graphy
Recording
74
-gravida
Pregnancy, gestation
75
-ia
Condition, state of
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-iac
Pertaining to
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-iacal
Pertaining to abnormal condition
78
-iasis
Condition, presence of
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-ic
Pertaining to
80
-icle
small, tiny
81
-id
Pertaining to
82
-igo
Condition
83
-in
Pertaining to
84
-igo
Condition
85
-in
substance
86
-ine
Pertaining to
87
-ion
Process of
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-ior
Pertaining to
89
-is
Structure, thing, non ending
90
-ism
Condition, state of
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-ismus
Spasm
92
-itic
Pertaining to
93
-itis
Inflammation
94
-ity
noun ending
95
-ium
Structure, membrane
96
-ive
Pertaining to
97
-ization
Process
98
-kine
Movement
99
-kinesis
Movement
100
-Lalia
Condition of babbling
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-lapse
| collapse
Fall
102
-Lepsy
Siezure
103
-leukin
White substance
104
-ligation
Tying
105
-listhesis
slipping
106
-lithotomy
cutting out a stone
107
-logist
One who specializes in the study of
108
-logous
Pertaining to origin
109
-logy
Study of
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-lysis
Breaking down, dissolving, loosening, freeing from adhesions
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-lytic
Pertaining to breaking down
