ch 5 suffixes Flashcards
1
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-al
A
pertaining to
2
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-ar, -ary
A
pertaining to
3
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-cele
A
hernia, protusion
4
Q
-centesis
A
surgical puncture to aspirate fluid
5
Q
-desis
A
surgical fixation, fusion
6
Q
-eal
A
pertaining to
7
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-ectasis
A
stretching out, dilation, expansion
8
Q
-ectomy
A
excision, surgical removal
9
Q
-emia
A
in the blood
10
Q
-genic
A
producing, originating, causing
11
Q
-ia
A
diseased or abnormal state
12
Q
-ic
A
pertaining to
13
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-itis
A
inflammation
14
Q
-logist
A
one who studies
15
Q
-logy
A
study of
16
Q
-meter
A
instrument used to measure
17
Q
-metry
A
measurement
18
Q
-oid
A
resembling
19
Q
-oma
A
tumor, swelling
20
Q
-osis
A
abnormal condition
21
Q
-ous
A
pertaining to
22
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-plasm
A
growth, substance
23
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-plasty
A
surgical repair
24
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-pnea
A
breathing
25
-pytsis
spitting, coughing
26
-rrhagia
excessive bleeding
27
-rrhea
flow, discharge
28
-scope
instrument used for visual examination
29
-scopic
pertaining to visual examination
30
-scopy
visual examination
31
-spasm
sudden, involuntary muscle contraction
32
-stenosis
construction or narrowing
33
-stomy
creation of artificial opening
34
-thorax
chest, chest cavity
35
-tomy
cut into, incision
