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Chapter 3: Suffixes Flashcards

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abdomino

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abdomen

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acro

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top
extremities
extreme point

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acu

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sharp
severe
sudden

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aden

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gland

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adipo

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fat

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amnio

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amnion
- sac surrounding embryo in fetus

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angi

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vessel

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arterio

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artery

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anthro

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joint

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axillo

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armpit

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bio

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life

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belpharo

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eyelid

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broncho

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bronchial tubes

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carcino

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cancer

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cardio

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heart

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chemo

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drug
chemical

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chondro

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cartilage

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chrono

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time

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colo

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colon

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cysto

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urinary bladder

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encephalo

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brain

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erthyro

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red

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hemo

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blood

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hepato

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liver

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hydro

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water
fluid

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inguino

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groin

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ischo

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hold back

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lapro

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abdomen
abdominal wall

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laryng

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larynx

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leuko

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white

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lymph

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Lymph- clear fluid that bathes tissues spaces and is contained in lymph vessels and nodes throughout the body

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mammo
masto

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breast

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morph

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shape or form

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muc

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mucus

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myo

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muscle

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myelo

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spinal cord
bone marrow

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necro

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death (body or cells)

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nephro

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kidneys

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neuro

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nerve

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neutro

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neutrophil (white blood cell)

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nucelo

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nucleus

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opthalmo

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eye

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opi

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opium

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osteo

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bone

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oto

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ear

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patho

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disease

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pertinoneo

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peritoneum

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phago

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vein

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plaso

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pleura
- membrane surrounding the lungs

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pneumono
pulmono

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radi

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recto

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reno

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rhino

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sarc

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spleno

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strepto

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twisted chains

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thorac

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thrombo

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tonsillo

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tracheo

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veno

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encephalo

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cerebro

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cephal

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cranio

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psycho

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staphyl

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-algia

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-cele

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centesis

A

puncture to remove fluid

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coccus
cocci

A

berry shaped bacterium

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-cyte

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-dynia

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-ectomy

A

removal
excision
resection

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-emia

A

blood condition

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-genesis

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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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-itis

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inflammation

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-logy

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-lysis

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breakdown
destruction
separation

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-malacia

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-megaly

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enlargement

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-oma

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tumor or mass
collection of fluid

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-opsy

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-osis

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condition (abnormal)

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-pathy

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disease condition

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-penia

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deficiency

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-phobia

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-plasia

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process of recording
development
formation
growth

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-plasty

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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-s

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-scopy

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process of visual examination

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-stasis

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stopping
controlling

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-stomy

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opening to form a mouth

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-therapy

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-tomy

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cutting into
incision

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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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conditions

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-ist

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specialist

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-oid

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resembling
derived from

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-ole
-ule

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little, small

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-um
0ium

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structure
tissue

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-us

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structure
substance

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-y

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condition
process

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-as
-iac

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pertaining to (structures)

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-al

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pertaining to a body part or function

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-ar

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pertaining to structures or functions-

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-ary

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pertaining to

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-eal

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pertaining to a root word related to a specific anatomical part

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-geneic

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pertaining to producing
produced by or in

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-ic
-ical

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pertaining to body parts, conditions, or process

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-ose

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full of
pertaining to

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-ous

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characterized
pertaining to

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-tis

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pertaining to

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