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Chapter 2 Suffixes Flashcards

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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 Suffxies

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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 an abnormal condition or disease

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-centesis

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Surgical Puncture

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-clasis

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To break, surgical fracture

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-desis

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Binding fixation (of bone or joint)

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-ectomy

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Excision, removal

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-lysis

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Separation, destruction, loosening

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-pexy

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Fixation (Of an organ)

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-plasty

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Surgical Repair

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-rrhaphy

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Suture

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-stomy

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Forming an opening (mouth)

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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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-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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-algia

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Pain

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-dynia

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Pain

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-cele

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Hernia, swelling

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-ectasis

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Dilation, expansion

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-emesis

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Vomiting

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-emia

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Blood Condition

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-gen

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Forming, producing, origin

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-genesis

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Forming, producing, origin

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-itis

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Inflammation

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-malacia

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Softening

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-megaly

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Enlargement

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-oma

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Tumor

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-osis

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Abnormal condition, increase (primarily used with blood cells)

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-pathy

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Disease

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-penia

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Decrease, deficiency

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-phobia

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Fear

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-plegia

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Paralysis

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-ptosis

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Prolapse, downward displacement

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-rrhea

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Discharge, flow

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-rrhexis

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Rupture

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-sclerosis

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Abnormal condition of hardening

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-spasm

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Involuntary contraction twitching

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-stenosis

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Narrowing, stricture

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-toxic

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Poison

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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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Condition

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-ism

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Condition

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-iatry

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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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When root words end in X

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Sub G for X and follow rules for adding suffixes

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Plural for words ending in A

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Keep A add E

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Plural for words ending in IS

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Drop is Add es

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Plural for words ending in ex or ix

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Drop ex or ix Add ices

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Plural for words ending in on

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Add a

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Plural for words ending in um

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Add a

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For words ending in us

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Drop the us Add an i

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Plural for words ending in ax

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Drop the ax Add ces

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Plural for words ending in y

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Drop the y Add ies

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Plural for words ending in en

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Drop the en Add ina

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Defining medical terms

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Define suffix, prefix and root/middle

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Myc/o

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Fungus

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Kary/o

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Nucleus

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Melan/o

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Black

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Poli/o

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Grey

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Encephal/o

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Brain

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Mening/o

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Meninges

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