Suffixes Flashcards by Akanksha Patel

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itis

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inflammation

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plasty

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surgical repair

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ology

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study of

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algia

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pain

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megaly

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enlargement

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sclerosis

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abnormal hardening

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scopy

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process of visually examining

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centesis

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a surgical puncture to remove fluid from diagnostic purposes or to remove excess fluid

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graphy

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process of producing a picture or record

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rrhage or rrhagia

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means bleeding

bursting forth of

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rrhaphy

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surgical suturing to close a wound

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rrhea

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means flow or discharge

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rrhexis

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rupture

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plural of “a”

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ae

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plural of “ax”

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aces

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plural of “is”

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es

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plural of “ex”

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ices

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plural of “on”

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a

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plural of “um”

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a

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plural of “us”

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i

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al, -ic, -ous

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pertaining to

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phagia

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swallow, eat

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algia, -dynia

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pain

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phasia

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speech

cele

hernia, swelling

phobia

fear

plasia, -plasm

formation, growth

cyte

cell

plegia

paralysis

ectasis

dilation, expansion

pnea

breathing

edema

swelling

emesis

vomiting

rrhapy

suture

emia

blood

-rrhea

flow, discharge

genesis

producing, forming

scope

instrument to view

gram

record

graph

instrument for recording

spasm

involuntary contraction, twitching

stasis

standing still

iasis, -osis

abnormal condition

stenosis

narrowing, structure

ist

specialist

stomy

forming a new opening

itis

inflammation

therapy

treatment

tomy

incision, to cut into

lysis

separation, destruction

tripsy

crushing

malacia

softening

uria

urine

oma

tumor

opia, -opsia

vision

pathy

disease

penia

decrease

pepsia

digestion