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Chapter 2 Suffixes & Combining Forms Flashcards

Medical Specialists, Medical Specialties, Surgical Procedures, Body Structures, Symptoms & Diagnosis, Common Abbreviations, Other

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Medical Specialists

-er -ist

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one who

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Medical Specialists

-iatrician

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practitioner

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Medical Specialists

-logist

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one who studies or specializes

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Medical Specialists

-ic -ac -al -ical

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pertaining to

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Medical Specialists

-logic -logical

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pertaining to study of

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Medical Specialists

-iatrics -iatry

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medical profession/treatment

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Medical Specialists

-logy

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study/ science of

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Medical Specialties

cardi/o

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heart

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Medical Specialties

crin/o

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to secrete

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Medical Specialties

dermat/o

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skin

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Medical Specialties

ger/a ger/o geront/o

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elderly or aged

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Medical Specialties

gynec/o

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female (disorders)

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Medical Specialties

esthesi/o

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feeling/sensation

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Medical Specialties

gastr/o

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stomach

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Medical Specialties

enter/o

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small intestines

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Medical Specialties

immun/o

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immune system

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Medical Specialties

laryng/o

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larynx (voicebox)

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Medical Specialties

ne/o nat/o

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new or birth

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Medical Specialties

neur/o

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nerve(s)

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Medical Specialties

obstetr/o

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obstetrics/midwifery

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Medical Specialties

onc/o -oma

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tumors

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Medical Specialties

ophthalm/o

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eye(s)

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Medical Specialties

ot/o

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ear(s)

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Medical Specialties

orth/o

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straight

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Medical Specialties

ped/o

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child

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Medical Specialties

pod/o

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foot

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Medical Specialties

path/o -pathy

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disease

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Medical Specialties

psych/o

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mind

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Medical Specialties

radi/o

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radiation (radius)

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Medical Specialties

rheumat/o

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rheumatism (connective tissue disorder

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Medical Specialties

rhin/o nas/o

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nose

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Medical Specialties

ur/o

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urinary tract (urine)

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Surgical Procedures

-centesis

A

surgical puncture (to remove fluid)

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Surgical Procedures

-ectomy

A

surgical removal (excision)

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Surgical Procedures

-lysis

A

loosening, freeing, destroying

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Surgical Procedures

-pexy

A

surgical fixation (fastening in fixed position)

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Surgical Procedures

-plasty

A

surgical repair

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Surgical Procedures

-rrhaphy

A

suture (uniting wound by stitches)

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Surgical Procedures

-scope

A

tool to view

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Surgical Procedures

-scopy

A

process to viewing

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Surgical Procedures

-stomy

A

surgical formation of an opening

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Surgical Procedures

-tome

A

instrument used for cutting

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Surgical Procedures

-tomy

A

incision (cutting into tissue)

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Surgical Procedures

-tripsy

A

surgical crushing

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Body Structures

aden/o

A

gland

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Body Structures

angi/o

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vessel

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Body Structures

append/o appendic/o

A

appendix

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Body Structures

bi/o

A

life or living

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Body Structures

blephar/o

A

eyelid

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Body Structures

cerebr/o encephal/o

A

brain

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Body Structures

chir/o

A

hand

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Body Structures

col/o

A

colon or large intestine

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Body Structures

cutane/o derm/a dermat/o

A

skin

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Body Structures

faci/o

A

face

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Body Structures

hepat/o

A

liver

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Body Structures

mamm/o mast/o

A

breast

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Body Structures

muscul/o my/o

A

muscle

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Body Structures

myel/o

A

bone marrow or spinal cord

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Body Structures

oste/o

A

bone

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Body Structures

pulm/o pulmon/o pneum/o pneumon/o

A

lungs

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Body Structures

tonsill/o

A

tonsil

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Body Structures

trache/o

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trachea or windpipe

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Body Structures

vas/o

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vessel or ductus deferens (sperm duct)

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Symptoms- Diagnosis

-algia dynia

A

pain

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Symptoms- Diagnosis

-cele

A

hernia (protrusion through)

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Symptoms- Diagnosis

-ecstasia -ectasis

A

dilation (stretching)

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Symptoms- Diagnosis

-edema

A

swelling

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Symptoms- Diagnosis

-emesis

A

vomiting

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Symptoms- Diagnosis

-emia

A

condition of blood

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Symptoms- Diagnosis

-ia -iasis

A

condition

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Symptoms- Diagnosis

-itis

A

inflammation

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Symptoms- Diagnosis

-lith lith/o

A

stone or calculus

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Symptoms- Diagnosis

-malacia

A

soft or softening

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Symptoms- Diagnosis

-mania

A

excessive preoccupation

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Symptoms- Diagnosis

-megaly

A

enlargement

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Symptoms- Diagnosis

-oid

A

resembling

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Symptoms- Diagnosis

-osis

A

(abnormal) condition

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Symptoms- Diagnosis

-pathy

A

disease

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Symptoms- Diagnosis

-penia

A

deficiency

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Symptoms- Diagnosis

-phobia

A

abnormal fear

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Symptoms- Diagnosis

-ptosis

A

prolapse (sagging)

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Symptoms- Diagnosis

-rrhagia -rrhage

A

excessive bleeding (example: hemorrhage)

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Symptoms- Diagnosis

-rrhea

A

flow or discharge

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Symptoms- Diagnosis

-rrhexis

A

rupture

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Symptoms- Diagnosis

-spasm

A

twitching, cramp, spasm

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Symptoms- Diagnosis

-stasis

A

stopping or controlling

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Other

-able -ible

A

capable of, able to

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Other

Most Common -ic -ac -al

Not as Common -an -ar -ary -eal -ive -tic

A

pertaining to

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Other

-ase

A

enzyme

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Other

-eum ium

A

membrane

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Other

-ia -ism

A

condition, theory

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Other

-iac

A

one who suffers

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Other

-opia opt/o

A

vision

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Other

-ose

A

sugar

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Other

-ous

A

pertaining to, characterized by

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Other

-y

A

state or condition

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Other

adip/o lip/o

A

fat

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Other

amyl/o

A

starch

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Other

glyc/o

A

sugar

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Other

hemat/o

A

blood

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Other

lact/o

A

milk

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Other

micr/o

A

small

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Other

muc/o

A

mucus

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Other

prote/o protein/o

A

protein

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Other

phleb/o

A

vein

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Other

pyr/o

A

fire

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Common Abbreviations

CA

A

cancer

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Common Abbreviations

ED

A

Emergency Department

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Common Abbreviations

ENT

A

ear, nose and throat

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Common Abbreviations

ER

A

Emergency Room

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Common Abbreviations

GP

A

General Practitioner

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Common Abbreviations

GYN

A

gynecology

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Common Abbreviations

ICU

A

Intensive care unit

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Common Abbreviations

OB

A

obstetrics

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Common Abbreviations

PA

A

Physician Assistant

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