Chapter 1 Suffixes Flashcards by April Prieto

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Pertaining to / 8 possible answers

A

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

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Condition/ two answers

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-ia, -ism

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Tissue, structure

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-ium

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Condition, procedure

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-y

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Small/ 4 answers

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-icle, -ole, -ule, -ula

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loosen, break down

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-lysis

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medical science

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-iatrics

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specialist in medicine of

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-iatrist

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specialist

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-ist

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specialist in the study of

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-logist

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study of

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-logy

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pain

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-algia

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medical science

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-iatry

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pain

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-dynia

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hernia

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-cele

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presence of

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-iasis

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inflammation

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-itis

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abnormal softening

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-malacia

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enlargement

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-megaly

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resembling

A

-oid

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Tumor

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–oma

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Condition

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–osis

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Disease

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–pathy

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Deficiency

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–penia

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Drooping

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–ptosis

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Excessive flow

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–rrhage, –rrhagia

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Flow

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–rrhea

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Rupture

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–rrhexis

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Involuntary contraction

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–spasm

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Puncture

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–centesis

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Written record

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–gram

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Instrument used to produce a record

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–graph

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Process of recording

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–graphy

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Instrument used to measure

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–meter

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Process of measuring

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–metry

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Instrument used to look

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–scope

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Process of looking

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–scopy

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Binding, fixation

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–desis

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Removal

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–ectomy

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Surgical fixation

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–pexy

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Reconstruction

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–plasty

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Suture

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–rrhaphy

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Creation of an opening

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–stomy

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Incision

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–tomy