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Chapter 3: Suffixes Flashcards

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abdomin/o

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Abdomen

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acr/o

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Extremities, top, extreme point

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acu/o

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Sharp, severe, sudden

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aden/o

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Gland

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adip/o

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Fat

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amni/o

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Amnion (sac surrounding the embryo in the uterus)

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angi/o

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Vessel

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arteri/o

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Artery

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arthr/o

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Joint

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axill/o

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Armpit

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bi/o

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Life

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blephar/o

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Eyelid

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bronch/o

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Bronchial tubes (two tubes, one left and one right, that branch from the trachea to enter the lungs)

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carcin/o

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Cancer

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cardi/o

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Heart

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chem/o

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Drug, chemical

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chondr/o

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Cartilage

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chron/o

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Time

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col/o

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Colon (large intestines)

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cyst/o

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Urinary bladder

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encephal/o

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Brain

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erythr/o

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Red

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hem/o

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Blood

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hepat/o

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Liver

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hydr/o

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Water, fluid

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inguin/o

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Groin

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isch/o

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To hold back

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lapar/o

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Abdomen, abdominal wall

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laryng/o

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Larynx

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30
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leuk/o

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White

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lymph/o

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Lymph (clear fluid that bathes tissue spaces and is contained in lymph vessels and nodes throughout the body)

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mamm/o

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Breast

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mast/o

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Breast

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morph/o

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Shape, form

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35
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muc/o

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Mucus

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36
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my/o

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Muscle

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myel/o

A

Spinal cord; bone marrow (context of usage indicates the meaning intended.

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necr/o

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Death (of cells or whole body)

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39
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nephr/o

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Kidney

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40
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neur/o

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Nerve

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41
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neutr/o

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Neutrophil (a white blood cell)

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42
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Nucle/o

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Nucleus

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43
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ophthalm/o

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Eye

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44
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opi/o

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Opium

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45
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oste/o

A

Bone

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46
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ot/o

A

Ear

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47
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path/o

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Disease

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48
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peritone/o

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Peritoneum

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49
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phag/o

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To eat, swallow

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phleb/o

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plas/o

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Formation, development

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pleur/o

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Pleura (membrane surrounding lungs and adjacent to chest wall)

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pneumon/o

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pulmon/o

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radi/o

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rect/o

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ren/o

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rhin/o

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sarc/o

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splen/o

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staphyl/o

62
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strept/o

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Twisted chains

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thorac/o

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thromb/o

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tonsill/o

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trache/o

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Trachea (windpipe)

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ven/o

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-algia

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-cele

70
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-centesis

A

Puncture to remove fluid

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-coccus (singular)
-cocci (plural)

A

Berry-shaped bacterium/bacteria (plural)

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-cyte

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-dynia

74
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-ectomy

A

Excision, removal, resection

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-emia

A

Blood condition

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-genesis

A

Condition of producing, forming

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-gram

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-graph

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Instrument for recording

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-graphy

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Process of recording

80
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-itis

A

Inflammation

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-logy

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-lysis

A

Breakdown, destruction, separation

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-malacia

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-megaly

A

Enlargement

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-oma

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Tumor, mass, collection of fluid

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-opsy

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-osis

A

Condition, usually abnormal

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-pathy

A

Disease condition

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-penia

A

Deficiency

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-phobia

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-plasia

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Development, formation, growth

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-plasty

A

Surgical repair

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-ptosis

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Drooping, falling, prolapse

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-rrhea

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Flow, discharge

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-sclerosis

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-scope

A

Instrument for visual examination

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-scopy

A

Process of visual examination (with an endoscope)

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-stasis

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Controlling, stopping

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-stomy

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Opening to form a mouth (stoma)

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-therapy

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-tomy

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Incision, cutting into

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-trophy

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Development, nourishment

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-er

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-ia

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-ist

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Specialist

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-oid

A

Resembling, derived from

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-ole

A

Little, small

108
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-ule

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Little, small

109
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-um, -ium

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Structure, tissue

110
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-us

A

Structure, substance

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-y

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Condition, process

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-ac, -iac

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Pertaining to

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-al

A

Pertaining to

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-ar

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Pertaining to

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-ary

A

Pertaining to

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-eal

A

Pertaining to

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-genic

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Pertaining to, producing, produced by or in

118
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-ic, -ical

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Pertaining to

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-ose

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Pertaining to, full of

120
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-ous

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Pertaining to

121
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-tic

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Pertaining to

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