Chapter 1 - Common Suffixes Flashcards by Haddon Canfield

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-ac
-al
-ar
-ary
-eal
-ic
-tic
-ous

A

pertaining to

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-ia
-ism

A

condition
pneumonia; autism

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-ium

A

tissue, structure
pericardium

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-y

A

condition, procedure
hypertrophy

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-icle
-ole
-ule
-ula

A

small
ventricle; arteriole; pustule; uvula

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-iatrics
-iatry

A

medical science
pediatrics; psychiatry

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-iatrist

A

specialist in medicine of
psychiatrist

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-ist

A

specialist
dentist

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-logist

A

specialist in the study of
psychologist

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-logy

A

study of
psychology

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-algia
AL-jah
-dynia
DIN-ee-ah or DAI-nee-ah

A

pain
myalgia; gastrodynia

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-cele
SEEL

A

hernia (a bulging of tissue into an area where it doesn’t belong)
hydrocele

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-emia
EEM-ee-ah

A

blood condition
leukemia

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-iasis
AI-ah-sis

A

presence of
lithiasis

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-itis
AIT-is

A

inflammation
arthritis

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-lysis
LIH-sis

A

loosen, breakdown
hemolysis

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-malacia
mah-LAY-shee-ah

A

abnormal softening
osteomalacia

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-megaly
MEG-ah-lee

A

enlargement
hepatomegaly

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-oid
OYD

A

resembling
keloid

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-oma
OH-mah

A

tumor
melanoma

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-osis
OH-sis

A

condition
thrombosis

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-pathy
pah-thee

A

disease
myopathy

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-penia
PEE-nee-ah

A

deficiency
leukopenia

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-ptosis
puh-TOH-sis

A

drooping
nephroptosis

-rrhage RJ -rrhagia RAY-jee-ah

excessive flow hemorrhage; menorrhagia

-rrhea REE-ah

flow diarrhea

-rrhexis REK-sis

rupture metrorrhexis

-spasm spazm

involuntary contraction myospasm

-centesis sin-TEE-sis

puncture amniocentesis

-gram gram

written record cardiogram

-graph graf

instrument used to produce a record cardiograph

-graphy grah-fee

writing procedure cardiography

-meter meet-er

instrument used to measure cephalometer

-metry meh-tree

process of measuring cephalometry

-scope skohp

instrument used to look arthroscope

-scopy skoh-pee

process of looking arthroscopy

-desis DEE-sis

binding, fixation arthrodesis

-ectomy EK-toh-mee

removal vasectomy

-pexy PEK-see

surgical fixation retinopexy

-plasty PLAS-tee

reconstruction rhinoplasty

-rrhaphy rah-fee

suture herniorrhaphy

-stomy stoh-mee

creation of an opening colostomy

-tomy toh-mee

incision dermotomy