Medical Terminology Flash Cards: Common Suffixes Starting with -a or -b

This set of ten medical terminology flash cards features common suffixes that begin with either -a or -b. Many suffixes share the same definition, such as "pertaining to."

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Common Suffixes Flash Cards

Free Medical Terminology Flash Cards

-a

noun ending suffix

-ate

suffix that means "something that...."

-algesia

suffix that means sensitivity to pain

-ad

suffix that means toward, increase

-ary

suffix that means pertaining to; relating to

-blast

suffix that means embryonic stage of development

-ac

suffix that means pertaining to

-algia

suffix that means pain

-ar

suffix meaning pertaining to

-al

medical suffix meaning pertaining to

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