Sufix Flashcards
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-ac, -al, -ic, -ical
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Pertaining to
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-algia
A
Pain
3
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-centesis
A
Surgical puncture to remove fluid or gas
4
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-cyte
A
Cell
5
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-cytosis
A
Increase in cell number
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-drome
A
To run
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-ectomy
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Removal; excision; resection
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-emia
A
Blood condition
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-emia
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Pertaining to a blood condition
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-genie
A
Produced by or in
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-gram
A
Record
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-graph
A
Instrument for recording
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-graphy
A
Process of recording
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-ion
A
Process
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-ist
A
Specialist
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-itis
A
Inflammation
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-logy
A
Study of
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-Oma
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Tumour; mass; mass; flu if collection
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-opsy
A
View of
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-osis
A
Abnormal condition
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-patchy
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Disease condition; emotion
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-scope
A
Instrument foot visual examination
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-scopy
A
Visual examination
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-sis
A
State of; condition
25
-tomy
Incision; process of cutting into
26
-plasia
Development; formation; growth
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-plasm
Formation
28
-plasty
Surgical repair
29
-some sort
Bodies
30
-blast
Immature; embryonic
31
-desks
Surgical fixation; to bind; tie together
32
-dynia
Pain
33
-fication
Process of making
34
-Genesis
Producing; forming
35
-malacia
Softening
36
-me try
Measurement
37
-Pexy
Surgical fixation; to put in place
38
-physis
To grow
39
-plasia
Development; formation; growth
40
-plasty
Surgical repair
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-poiesis
Formation
42
-porosis
Condition of pores(spaces)
43
-rrhaphy
Suture
44
-Sclerosis
Hardening
45
-sthenia
Strength
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-tome
Instrument to cut
47
-therapy
Treatment
48
-trophy
Development; nourishment
49
-y
Condition
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-opsy
View of
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-Ase
Enzyme
52
-orexia
Appetite
53
-action
Process; condition
54
-ose
Full of; pertaining to; sugar
55
-cele
Hernia
56
-osis
Abnormal condition
57
-otic
Pertaining to the abnormal condition
58
-chezia
Defecation; elimination if waste
59
-pepsia
Digestion
60
-Pexy
Surgical fixation; to put in place
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-ectasis, -ectasia
Stretching; dilation; dilatatiom
62
-phagia
Eating; swallowing
63
-plasty
Surgical repair
64
-emesis
Vomiting
65
-prandial
Meal
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-ptyalo
Spit; saliva
67
-ptysis
Spitting
68
-gen; -Genesis
Producing; forming
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-rrhaphy
Suture
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-rrhea
Flow; discharge
71
-ia
Condition
72
-spasm
Sudden involuntary contractions of muscles
73
-iasis
Abnormal condition
74
-stalsis
Contraction
75
-stasis
Stopping; controlling
76
-stenosis
Tightening; narrowing; stricture
77
-stomy
New opening to the outside of the body
78
-lithiasis
Abnormal condition of stones
79
-tresia
Opening
80
-lysis
Breakdown; separation; destruction; loosening
81
-um
Structure; tissue; thing; pertaining to
82
-megaly
Enlargement