All types of Suffixes Flashcards
1
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Definition of Suffixes
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Come after the root word
2
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Types of Suffixes
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“pertaining to”, surgical, procedural, conditional and structural
3
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“Pertaining to” Suffixes
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Ac, zn, ic, ar, al, ous, ine, tic, ary, eal
4
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Surgical Suffixes
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Ectomy, scope, tomy, plasty, centesis, pexy, stomy, rrhaphy, tripsy
5
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Ectomy
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(removal of)
6
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Scope
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(instrument or exam)
7
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Tomy
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(cutting, incision)
8
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Plasty
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(repair)
9
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Centesis
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(puncture a cavity to remove or exam)
10
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Pexy
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(fixation)
11
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Stomy
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(a new permanent opening)
12
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Rrhaphy
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(repair or structure)
13
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Tripsy
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(crushing or destroying)
14
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Procedural Suffixes
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Gram, graphy, therapy, scopy, logy
15
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Gram
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(record of)
