Suffixes: General/Conditions Flashcards by Kelsy Watkins

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-ology

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Study of

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-philia

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Love of

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-phobia

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Fear of

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-tension

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Pressure

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-xia

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Oxygen

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-capnea

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Carbon Dioxide

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-pnea

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Air

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-ase

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Enzyme

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-itis

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Inflammation

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-plasia

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Process of growth of growing (Growth in number of cells)

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-plasm

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Growth; Formation

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-oma

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Tumor (Generalyl cancer)

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-trophy

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Growth; typically involving cellular growth (Growth in size of cells)

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-pathy

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Disease

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-osis

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Condition (Abnormal)

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-iasis

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Condition (abnormal)

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-ia

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Abnormal Condition

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-ism

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State of

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-ic/el

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Pertaining to; Related to some process (Pertaining to process at hand)

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-stasis/static

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Maintenance of ‘normal’ conditions

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-dynamic

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Changing(continually)

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-lytic/lysis

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Destruction

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-megaly

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Enlarged

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-penia

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Decreased; Below or lower than normal

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-emia

Related to a blood condition

-phag(o/ia)

To eat To consume or inject

-dips(o/ia)

To drink

-pepsia

Digestion

-emesis

Vomiting

-uria

Urination

-ptosis

Lowered position of an organ (Don’t pronounce p)

-praxia

Motor activity

-taxia

Relating to motor activity

-lexia

Condition regarding reading (Think Dyslexia)

-lalia/logia

Condition involving speech

-algesia

Denoting Pain

-algia

Denotes Pain

-genic

Producing

-genesis

Origin or Development

-lith

stone

-cide

Killer or killing

-ceptor

Receptor or sensor

-cilia

Hair

-condyl

Condyles

-type

Class

-soma

Body

-morpho

Denoting form or structure

-port

to carry; mobile

-myco

Fungus

-mycosis

Disease caused by fungus

-poiesis

Formation (blood)

-partum

Birth or labor

-coma

deep sleep

-gymn(o)

Naked

-tumescence

Swelling

-lucent

Light emitting

-schisis

cleft or split

-dynia

Pain; Relating to pain

-labile

Unstable; Fragile

-phoria

Feeling; Relating to a feeling emotionally

-physis

Growth; Relating to growing

-ben(i/e)

Good

-crine

To secrete

-rrhage/-rrhagia

Heavy flow; Bursting with blood

-malacia

Softening

-tresia

perforation; Opening