Chpt. 3 Suffixes Flashcards
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-a
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a is a noun ending
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-ac
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pertaining to - cardiac
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-ad
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toward, increase
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-al
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pertaining to
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-algesia
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sensitivity to pain
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-algia
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pain
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-ar
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pertaining to
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-ary
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pertaining to; relating to - pulmonary
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-ate
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something that
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-blast
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embryonic stage of development - leukoblast
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-cele
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swelling or herniation
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-centesis
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surgical puncture
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-cide
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to kill; to destroy - spermicide
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-clasis
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crushing or breaking up
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-cyte
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cell - leukocyte
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-desis
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binding or surgical fusion
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-dynia
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pain - cephalodynia (pain in the head; headache)
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-e
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e is a noun ending
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-eal
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pertaining to - esophageal
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-ectasia
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stretching or dilation
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ectasis
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stretching or dilation
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-ectomy
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surgical removal - appendectomy
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-emia
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blood condition - anemia
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-er
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one who - radiographer
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-esis
condition of
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-gen
that which generates
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-genesis
generating; formation
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-genic
pertaining to formation; producing - lithogenic
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-gram
record or picture - electrocardiogram
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-graph
an instrument used to record - electrocardiograph
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-graphy
process of recording
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-gravida
pregnancy - multigravida
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-ia
condition; a noun ending - paraplegia
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-ian
specialist in a field of study - geritrician
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-iasis
presence of an abnormal condition
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-iatric(s)
relating to medicine, physicians, or medical treatment - pediatrics
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-iatrician
one who treats; a physician - pediatrician
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-iatrist
one who treats; a physician - psychiatrist
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-iatry
medical treatment, medical profession -psychiatry
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-ic
pertaining to
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-ical
pertaining to (combination of ic + al)
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-ician
specialist in a field of study - obstetrician
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-ile
pertaining to; capable - febrile (pertaining to fever)
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-ion
action; process - conduction
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-ism
condition - hirsutism
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-ist
practitioner - pharmacist
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-itis
inflammation - appendicitis
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-ize
to make; to treat or combine with - anesthetize
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-lepsy
seizure, attack - narcoplepsy
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-lith
stone - rhinolith (stone in the nose)
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-lithiasis
presence or formation of stones
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-logy
the study of - biology
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-logist
one who specializes in the study of - biologist
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-lysis
destruction or detachment - dialysis
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-lytic
destruction - keratolytic
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-mania
a mental disorder; a "madness" - megalomania
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-megaly
enlargement -cardiomegaly
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-meter
an instrument used to measure
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-metry
the process of measuring
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-oid
resembling - mucoid (resembling mucus)
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-ole
small or little - arteriole
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-oma
tumor - lipoma
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-opia
visual condition - myopia
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-opsia
visual condition
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-ory
pertaining to; characterized by - auditory (pertaining to hearing)
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-opsy
process of viewing - biopsy
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-osis
condition - cyanosis
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-ous
pertaining to
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-pathy
disease
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-penia
decrease in, deficiency
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-pexy
surgical fixation
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-philia
attraction to - necrophilia
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-phobia
abnormal fear - necrophobia
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-plasia
formation or development
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-plasty
surgical repair - rhinoplasty
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-plegia
paralysis - hemiplegia
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-pnea
breathing - dyspnea (difficult breathing)
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-ptosis
drooping or prolapse - colpoptosis (prolapse of vagina)
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-rrhagia
excessive flow or discharge
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-rrhaphy
suturing
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-rrhea
discharge; flow - rhionrrhea (discharge from the nose)
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-rrhexis
rupture
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-scope
an instrument used to view
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-scopy
the process of viewing with a scope
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-stasis
stopping or controlling
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-stomy
the surgical creation of a new opening
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-tic
pertaining to
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-tion
process of
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-tomy
incision into
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-tripsy
intentional crushing
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-ula
small, little
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-ule
"small one"
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-um
a suffix that identifies singular nouns
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-uria
a characteristic of the urine
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-us
a suffix that identifies singular nouns
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-y
condition; process (noun ending)
