Chapter 6 Suffixes Flashcards

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-al, -ar, -ic

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pertaining to

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-algia

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pain

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-ectomy

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surgical removal, excision

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-gram

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record; image

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-ia

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condition

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-itis

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inflammation

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-logist

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specialist in the study and treatment of

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-logy

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study of

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-meter

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instrument for measuring

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-metry

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measurement

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-opia

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vision

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-osis

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abnormal condition

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-pexy

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surgical fixation

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-plasty

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surgical repair

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-ptosis

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drooping, downward displacement

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-rrhea

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flow, discharge

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-scope

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instrument used to observe

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-scopy

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process of observing

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-spasm

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involuntary muscle contraction

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-stomy

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new opening

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-tomy

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incision, cutting into