Chapter 4 Suffixes Flashcards

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-centesis

A

surgical puncture to remove fluid

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-al, -ac, -ar, -ary

A

pertaining to

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3
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-algia

A

pain

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4
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-asthenia

A

weakness

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5
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-clasia

A

surgical breaking

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6
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-cyte

A

cell

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7
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-desis

A

to bind, tie together surgically

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8
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-dynia

A

pain

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9
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-eal, -ic, -ior, -ous

A

pertaining to

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10
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-ectomy

A

surgical removal, excision

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11
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-edema

A

swelling

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12
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-ema, -ia

A

condition

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13
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-gen

A

producing, origination, causing

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14
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-gram

A

record; image

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-graphy

A

process of recording an image

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-itis

A

inflammation

17
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-kinesia, -kinesis

A

movement

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-logist

A

specialist in the study and treatment of

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-logy

A

study of

20
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-lysis

A

breakdown, loosening, dissolving

21
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-malacia

A

softening

22
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-metry

A

process of measuring

23
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-oma

A

tumor, mass

24
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-osis

A

abnormal condition

25
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-pathy

A

disease

26
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-penia

A

deficiency; abnormal reduction

27
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-plasty

A

surgical repair

28
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-plegy

A

paralysis

29
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-rrhaphy

A

suture

30
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-rrhexis

A

rupture

31
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-scope

A

instrument used to observe

32
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-scopy

A

process of observing

33
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-tome

A

instrument used to cut

34
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-trophy

A

development