Suffixes pg 1

-a
- change word to noun
- (gravida=pregnant)
-algia
- pain
- (gastralgia=stomach pain)
-blast
- immature, embryonic
- (osteoblast)
-cele
- hernia, protrusion
- (cystocele=protrusion of the bladder)
-cide

kill
-cise
- to cut
- (incision)
-cle
- small
- (vesicle-small blister)
-coccus
- spherical
- (streptococcus)
-cyte
- cell
- (leukocyte)
-dynia
- pain
- (cardiodynia=heart pain)
-ectasis
- dilation
- (bronchiectasis=dilated bronchi)
-ectopia
- displacement
- (corectopia=pupil of eye not centered)
-emia
- blood condition
- (oxemia=oxygen in blood)
-er
- one who
- (radiographer)
-gen
- that which produces
- (mutagen)
-genesis
- production, generation
- (osteogenesis)
-genic
- producing
- (carcinogenic)
-ia
- state, condition
- (anemia)
-iasis
- abnormal condition
- (lithiasis=abnormal condition of stones)
-iatric
- medicine, physician
- (pediatric)
-ion
- process
- (incision)
-ism
- state of
- (hypothyroidism)

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Suffixes pg 1

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common suffixes quiz 5

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2010-09-27T04:31:03Z

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