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Chapter 2: suffixes Flashcards

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what is the suffix and determine surg, path/diag or grammar: surgical puncture

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surgical
-Centensis

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what is the suffix and determine surg, path/diag or grammar: to break; surgical fracture

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surgical
-clasis

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what is the suffix and determine surg, path/diag or grammar:
binding, fixation of a bone or joint

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surg.
-desis

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what is the suffix and determine surg, path/diag or grammar:
excision, removal

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surg.
-ectomy

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what is the suffix and determine surg, path/diag or grammar: separation; destruction; loosening

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surg
-lysis

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what is the suffix and determine surg, path/diag or grammar: fixation of an organ

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surg
-pexy

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what is the suffix and determine surg, path/diag or grammar: surgical repair

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surg
-plasty

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what is the suffix and determine surg, path/diag or grammar: suture

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surg
-rrhaphy

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what is the suffix and determine surg, path/diag or grammar: forming an opening (mouth)

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surg
-stomy

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what is the suffix and determine surg, path/diag or grammar: instrument to cut

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surg
-tome

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what is the suffix and determine surg, path/diag or grammar: incision

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surg
-tomy

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what is the suffix and determine surg, path/diag or grammar: crushing

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surg
-tripsy

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what is the suffix and determine surg, path/diag or grammar: record, writing

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diagnostic
-gram

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what is the suffix and determine surg, path/diag or grammar: instrument for recording

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diagnostic
-graph

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what is the suffix and determine surg, path/diag or grammar: process of recording

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diagnostic
-graphy

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what is the suffix and determine surg, path/diag or grammar: instrument for examining

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diagnostic
-scope

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what is the suffix and determine surg, path/diag or grammar: visual examination

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diagnostic
-scopy

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what is the suffix and determine surg, path/diag or grammar: instrument for measuring

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diagnostic
-meter

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what is the suffix and determine surg, path/diag or grammar: act of measuring

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diagnostic
-metry

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what is the suffix and determine surg, path/diag or grammar: pain

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pathological
-algia -dynia

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what is the suffix and determine surg, path/diag or grammar: hernia, swelling

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what is the suffix and determine surg, path/diag or grammar: dilation, expansion

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path
-ectasis

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what is the suffix and determine surg, path/diag or grammar: vomiting

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path
-emesis

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what is the suffix and determine surg, path/diag or grammar: blood condition

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what is the suffix and determine surg, path/diag or grammar: forming, producing, origin

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path
-gen, -genesis

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what is the suffix and determine surg, path/diag or grammar: inflammation

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what is the suffix and determine surg, path/diag or grammar: softening

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path
-malacia

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what is the suffix and determine surg, path/diag or grammar: enlargement

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path
-megaly

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what is the suffix and determine surg, path/diag or grammar: tumor

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what is the suffix and determine surg, path/diag or grammar: abnormal condition; increase (used primarily w/blood cells)

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what is the suffix and determine surg, path/diag or grammar: disease

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path
-pathy

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what is the suffix and determine surg, path/diag or grammar: decrease, deficiency

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path
-penia

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what is the suffix and determine surg, path/diag or grammar: fear

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path
-phobia

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what is the suffix and determine surg, path/diag or grammar: paralysis

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path
-plegia

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what is the suffix and determine surg, path/diag or grammar: prolapse, downward displacement

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path
-ptosis

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what is the suffix and determine surg, path/diag or grammar: discharge,flow

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path
-rrhea

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what is the suffix and determine surg, path/diag or grammar: rupture

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path
-rrhexis

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what is the suffix and determine surg, path/diag or grammar: abnormal condition of hardening

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path
-sclerosis

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what is the suffix and determine surg, path/diag or grammar: involuntary contraction, twitching

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path
-spasm

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what is the suffix and determine surg, path/diag or grammar: narrowing, stricture

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path
-stenosis

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what is the suffix and determine surg, path/diag or grammar: poison

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path
-toxic

42
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what is the suffix and determine surg, path/diag or grammar: bursting forth (of)

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path
-rrhage -rrhagia

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what is the suffix and determine surg, path/diag or grammar: swelling

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path
-edema

44
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what is the suffix and determine surg, path/diag or grammar: stone,calculus

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what is the suffix and determine surg, path/diag or grammar: abnormal condition

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path
-iasis

46
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what is the suffix and determine surg, path/diag or grammar: pertaining to

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adjective
-ac, -ar, -al, -ary, -eal, -ior, -tic, -ic, and -ous

47
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what is the suffix and determine surg, path/diag or grammar: condition

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noun
-ia, -ism

48
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what is the suffix and determine surg, path/diag or grammar: specialist

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noun
-ician and -ist

49
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what is the suffix and determine surg, path/diag or grammar: medicine;treatment

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noun
-iatry

50
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what is the suffix and determine surg, path/diag or grammar: small, minute

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diminutive
-icle, -ole and -ule

51
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what is the suffix and determine surg, path/diag or grammar: condition, process

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