Chapter 1 Suffixes Flashcards

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-algia

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Pain

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2
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-cele

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Protrusion

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3
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-cyte

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Cell

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4
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-dynia

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Pain

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5
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-ectasis

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Dilation

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-gen

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That which produces

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-genic

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Producing

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-ia

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Condition

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9
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-iasis

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Abnormal condition

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-ism

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State of

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-itis

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Inflammation

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12
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-logist

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One who studies

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-logy

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Study of

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14
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-lytic

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Destruction

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15
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-malacia

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Abnormal softening

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-megaly

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Enlarged

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17
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-oma

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Tumor, mass

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18
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-opsy

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View of

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19
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-osis

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Abnormal condition

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-pathy

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Disease

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-plasm

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Formation

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-plegia

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Paralysis

23
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-ptosis

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Drooping

24
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-rrhage

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Abnormal flow

25
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-rrhagia

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Abnormal flow condition

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-rrhea

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Discharge

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-rrhexis

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Rupture

28
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-sclerosis

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Hardening

29
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-stenosis

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Narrowing

30
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-therapy

A

Treatment

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-trophy

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Development

32
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Pertaining to:

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-ac, -al, -an, -ar, -ary, -atic, -eal, -iac, ic, -ical, -ile, -ine, -ior, -nic, -ory, -ose, -ous, -tic

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-centesis

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Puncture to withdraw fluid

34
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-ectomy

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Surgical removal

35
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-ostomy

A

Surgically create an opening

36
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-otomy

A

Cutting into

37
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-pexy

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Surgical fixation

38
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-plasty

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Surgical repair

39
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-rrhaphy

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Suture

40
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-tome

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Instrument to cut

41
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-gram

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Record

42
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-graphy

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Process of recording

43
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-meter

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Instrument for measuring

44
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-metry

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Process of measuring

45
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-scope

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Instrument for viewing

46
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-scopic

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Pertaining to visually examining

47
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-scopy

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Process of visually examining