Sufix Flashcards

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-ac, -al, -ic, -ical

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Pertaining to

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-algia

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Pain

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-centesis

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Surgical puncture to remove fluid or gas

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-cyte

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Cell

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-cytosis

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Increase in cell number

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-drome

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To run

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-ectomy

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Removal; excision; resection

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-emia

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Blood condition

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-emia

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Pertaining to a blood condition

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10
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-genie

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Produced by or in

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-gram

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Record

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-graph

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Instrument for recording

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-graphy

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Process of recording

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-ion

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Process

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-ist

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Specialist

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-itis

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Inflammation

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-logy

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Study of

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-Oma

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Tumour; mass; mass; flu if collection

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-opsy

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View of

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-osis

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Abnormal condition

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-patchy

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Disease condition; emotion

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22
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-scope

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Instrument foot visual examination

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-scopy

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Visual examination

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-sis

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State of; condition

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-tomy
Incision; process of cutting into
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-plasia
Development; formation; growth
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-plasm
Formation
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-plasty
Surgical repair
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-some sort
Bodies
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-blast
Immature; embryonic
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-desks
Surgical fixation; to bind; tie together
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-dynia
Pain
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-fication
Process of making
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-Genesis
Producing; forming
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-malacia
Softening
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-me try
Measurement
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-Pexy
Surgical fixation; to put in place
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-physis
To grow
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-plasia
Development; formation; growth
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-plasty
Surgical repair
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-poiesis
Formation
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-porosis
Condition of pores(spaces)
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-rrhaphy
Suture
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-Sclerosis
Hardening
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-sthenia
Strength
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-tome
Instrument to cut
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-therapy
Treatment
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-trophy
Development; nourishment
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-y
Condition
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-opsy
View of
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-Ase
Enzyme
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-orexia
Appetite
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-action
Process; condition
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-ose
Full of; pertaining to; sugar
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-cele
Hernia
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-osis
Abnormal condition
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-otic
Pertaining to the abnormal condition
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-chezia
Defecation; elimination if waste
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-pepsia
Digestion
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-Pexy
Surgical fixation; to put in place
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-ectasis, -ectasia
Stretching; dilation; dilatatiom
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-phagia
Eating; swallowing
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-plasty
Surgical repair
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-emesis
Vomiting
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-prandial
Meal
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-ptyalo
Spit; saliva
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-ptysis
Spitting
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-gen; -Genesis
Producing; forming
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-rrhaphy
Suture
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-rrhea
Flow; discharge
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-ia
Condition
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-spasm
Sudden involuntary contractions of muscles
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-iasis
Abnormal condition
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-stalsis
Contraction
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-stasis
Stopping; controlling
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-stenosis
Tightening; narrowing; stricture
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-stomy
New opening to the outside of the body
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-lithiasis
Abnormal condition of stones
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-tresia
Opening
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-lysis
Breakdown; separation; destruction; loosening
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-um
Structure; tissue; thing; pertaining to
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-megaly
Enlargement