Suffixs Flashcards by matt chronister

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ad

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toward

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algia

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pain

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asthenia

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weakness

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blast

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immature (forming)

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cele

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hernia

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cidal

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destroying (killing)

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cide

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destroying (killing)

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clasis

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breaking

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clast

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breaking

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crine

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secreting

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crit

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separate

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cyte

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cell

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cytosis

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condition of cells

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derma

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skin

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desis

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binding

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dynia

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pain

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ectasia

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expansion (dilation)

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ectasis

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expanding (dilating)

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ectomy

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removal of, cut out

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edema

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swelling

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ema

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condition

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emesis

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vomiting

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emia

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blood

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emic

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relating to blood

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esthesia

sensation

form

in the shape of

gen

producing (coming to be)

genesis

production of

genic

producing

globin

protein

globulin

protein

gram

a recording

graph

recording instrument

graphy

process of recording

iasis

pathological condition or state

ic

pertaining to

ics

treatment, practice

ism

condition, disease, state of

itis (pl., itides)

inflammation

kinesia

movement

kinesis

movement

lepsy

condition of

leptic

having seizures

logist

one who practices

logy

study of

lysis

breaking up, dissolving, destruction of

lytic

destroying

malacia

softening

mania

obsession

megaly

enlargement

meter

measuring device

metry

measurement

oid

like, resembling

oma (pl., omata)

tumor

opia

vision

opsia

vision

opsy

view of

osis (pl., oses)

a condition of

ostomy

opening

oxia

oxygen

para

bearing

paresis

slight paralysis

parous

producing (bearing)

pathy

disease

penia

deficiency

pepsia

digestion

pexy

fixation (usually done surgically)

phage, phagia, phagy

eating, devouring

phasia

speaking

pheresis

removal

phil

attraction for

philia

attraction for

phobia

fear

phonia

sound

phoresis

carrying

phoria

feeling (mental state)

phrenia

of the mind

phthisis

wasting away

phylaxis

protection

physis

growing

plakia

plaque

plasia

formation

plasm

formation

plastic

forming

plasty

surgical repair

plegia

paralysis

plegic

one who is paralyzed

pnea

breath

poiesis

formation

poietic

forming

poietin

one that forms

porosis

lessening in density

ptosis

falling down, drooping

rrhage

discharging heavily

rrhagia

heavy discharge

rrhaphy

surgical suturing

rrhea

a flow, discharge

rrhexis

rupture

schisis

splitting

scope

instrument (observing or measuring)

scopy

use of an instrument for observing

somnia

sleep

spasm

contraction

stalsis

contraction

stasis

stopping; constant

stat

agent to maintain a state

static

maintaining a state

stenosis

narrowing

stomy

opening

tome

cutting instrument, segment

tomy

cutting operation

trophic

nutritional

trophy

nutrion

tropia

turning

tropic

turning toward

tropy

condition of turning toward

uria

urine

version

turning