Chapter 1 Suffixes Flashcards
1
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-ac
A
pertaining to
2
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-al
A
pertaining to
3
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-algia
A
pain
4
Q
-centesis
A
surgical puncture to remove fluid
5
Q
-cyte
A
cell
6
Q
-derma
A
skin
7
Q
-dia
A
through
8
Q
-dynia
A
pain
9
Q
-ectomy
A
surgical removal
10
Q
-grahpy
A
producing a picture or record
11
Q
-gram
A
a picture or record
12
Q
-ic
A
pertaining to
13
Q
-itis
A
inflammation
14
Q
-osis
A
conditions
15
Q
-malacia
A
abnormal softening
16
Q
-megaly
A
enlargement
17
Q
-necrosis
A
tissue death
18
Q
-ologist
A
specialist
19
Q
-ology
A
study of
20
Q
-oma
A
tumor
21
Q
-ostomy
A
surgically creating an artificial opening
22
Q
-otomy
A
cutting into or surgical incision
23
Q
-pathy
A
disease
24
Q
-plasty
A
surgical repair
25
-rrhage
bleeding or excessive flow
26
-rrhagia
bleeding or excessive flow
27
-rrhexis
rupture
28
-sclerosis
abnormal hardening
29
-scopy
visual examination
30
-stenosis
abnormal narrowing
