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Chapter 2-Suffixes Flashcards

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Hemat

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blood

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-emesis

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vomitting

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Arthr

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joint

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-itis

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inflammation

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Oste

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bone

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-oma

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tumor

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-logy

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study of

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-centesis

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surgical puncture

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-dynia

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pain

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Encephal

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brain

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mening

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meninges

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-pathy

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disease

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Surgical suffixes

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describe a type of invasive procedure performed on a body part

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Diagnostic suffixes

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describe a procedure performed to identify the cause and nature of an illness

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Pathological suffixes

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describe abnormal condition or disease

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-clasis

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to break; surgical fracture

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-desis

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binding, fixation (bone and joint)

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-ectomy

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excision, removal

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-lysis

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seperation, destruction

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-pexy

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fixation (of organ)

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-rrhaphy

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suture

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-stomy

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forming an opening

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-tome

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instrument to cut

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-tomy

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incision

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-tripsy

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crushing

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append

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appendix

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thromb

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blood clot

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rhin/o

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nose

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my/o

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muscle

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trache/o

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trachea

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lith/o

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stone, calculus

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mast/o

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breast

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-gram

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record, writing

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-graph

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instrument for recording

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-graphy

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process of recording

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-scope

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instrument for examining

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-scopy

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visual examination

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electr/o

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electrical

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endo-

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within

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-algia

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pain

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-dynia

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-cele

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hemia, swelling

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-ectasis

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dilation, expansion

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-emesis

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-emia

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blood condition

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-gen

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forming, producing

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-genesis

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-itis

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inflammation

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-malacia

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-megaly

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enlargement

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-oma

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-osis

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abnormal condition, increase

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-pathy

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-penia

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decrease, deficiency

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-phobia

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-plegia

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-ptosis

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prolapse, downward displace

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-rrhea

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discharge, flow

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-rrhexis

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-sclerosis

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abnormal condition of hardening

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neur/o

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ot/o

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bronchi/

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carcin/o

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cardi/o

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cyan/o

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hem/o

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quadri/

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blephar/o

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dia/

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ateri/o

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-spasm

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involuntary contraction, twitch

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-stenosis

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narrowing, stricture

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-toxic

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-ac

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pertaining to

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-al

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pertaining to

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-ar

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pertaining to

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-ary

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pertaining to

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-eal

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pertaining to

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-ic

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pertaining to

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-ior

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pertaining to

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-ous

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pertaining to

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-tic

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pertaining to

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-ia

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-ism

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-iarty

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medicine; treatment

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-ist

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medicine; treatment

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-y

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condition; process

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-icle

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small, minute

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-ole

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small, minute

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-ule

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small, minute

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pulmon/

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esophag/

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thorac/

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poster/

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back (of the body)

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cutane/

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acous/

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pneumon/

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lungs (air)

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thyroid

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thyroid gland

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psych/

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ventr/

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ven/

MEDPT 173 (21 decks)

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