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Common Suffixes Ch.1 Flashcards

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-ac

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Pertaining to

ex: cardiac

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-al

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Pertaining to

ex: skeletal

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-ar

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Pertaining to

ex: muscular

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-ary

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Pertaining to

ex: pulmonary

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-eal

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Pertaining to

ex: esophageal

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-ic

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Pertaining to

ex: medic

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-tic

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Pertaining to

ex: neurotic

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-ous

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Pertaining to

ex: subcutaneous

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-ia

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Condition

ex: pneumonia

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-ism

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Condition

ex: autism

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-ium

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Tissue, structure

ex: pericardium

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-y

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Condition, procedure

ex: hypertrophy

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-icle

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Small

ex: ventricle

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-ole

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Small

ex: arteriole

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-ule

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Small
ex: Pustule

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-ula

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Small

ex: uvula

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-iatrics

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Medical science

ex: pediatrics

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-iatry

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Medical science

ex: psychiatry

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-iatrist

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Specialist in medicine of

ex: psychiatrist

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-ist

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Specialist

ex: dentist

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-logist

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Specialist in the study of

ex: psychologist

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-logy

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Study of

ex: psychology

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-algia

A

Pain

ex: myalgia

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-dynia

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Pain

ex: gastrodynia

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-cele

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Hernia (a bulging of tissue)

ex: hydrocele

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-emia

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Blood condition

ex: leukemia

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-iasis

A

Presence of

ex: lithiasis

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-itis

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Inflammation

ex: arthritis

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-lysis

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loosen, break down

ex: hemolysis

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-malacia

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Abnormal softening

ex: osteomalacia

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-megaly

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Enlargement

ex: hepatomegaly

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-oid

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Resembling

ex: keloid

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-oma

A

Tumor

ex: melanoma

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-osis

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Condition

ex: thrombosis

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-pathy

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Disease

ex: myopathy

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-penia

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Deficiency

ex: leukopenia

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-ptosis

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Drooping

ex: nephroptosis

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-rrhage

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Excessive flow

ex: hemorrhage

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-rrhagia

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Excessive flow

ex: menorrhagia

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-rrhea

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Flow

ex: diarrhea

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-rrhexis

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Rupture

ex: metrorrhexis

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-spasm

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Involuntary contraction

ex: myospasm

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-centesis

A

Puncture

ex: amniocentesis

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-gram

A

Written record

ex: cardiogram

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-graph

A

Instrument used to produce a record

ex: cardiograph

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-graphy

A

Process of recording

ex: cardiography

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-meter

A

Instrument used to measure

ex: cephalometer

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-metry

A

Process of measuring

ex: cephalometry

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-scope

A

Instrument used to look

ex: arthroscope

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-scopy

A

Process of looking

ex: Arthroscopy

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-desis

A

Binding, fixation

ex: arthrodesis

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-ectomy

A

Removal

ex: vasectomy

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-pexy

A

Surgical fixation

ex: retinopexy

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-plasty

A

Reconstruction

ex: rhinoplasty

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-rrhaphy

A

Suture

ex: herniorrhaphy

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-stomy

A

Creation of an opening

ex: colostomy

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-tomy

A

Incision

ex: dermotomy

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-a

A

-ae (plural)

ex: larva/larvae

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-ax

A

-aces (plural)

ex: thorax/thoraces

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-ex

A

-ices (plural)

ex: cortex/cortices

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-ix

A

-ices (plural)

ex: appendix/appendices

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-is

A

-es (plural)

ex: diagnosis/diagnoses

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-ma

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-mata (plural)

ex: sarcoma/sarcomata

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-on

A

-a (plural)

ex: ganglion/ganglia

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-um

A

-a (plural)

ex: ovum/ova

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-us

A

-i (plural)

ex: nucleus/nuclei

67
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-y

A

-ies (plural)

ex: biopsy/biopsies

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-emia

A

blood condition

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-genic

A

produced by or in

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-globin

A

protein

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-gram

A

record

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-ic, -ical

A

pertaining to

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-ion

A

process

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-ist

A

specialist

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-itis

A

inflammation

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-logy

A

process of study

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-oma

A

tumor, mass, swelling

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-opsy

A

process of viewing

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-osis

A

condition, usually abnormal

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-pathy

A

disease condition

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-scope

A

instrument to visually examine

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-scopy

A

process of visually examining

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-sis

A

state of; condition

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-tomy

A

process of cutting, incision

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-y

A

process, condition

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