Day 7 Suffixes Flashcards

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1
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-Algia

A

pain

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2
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-centesis

A

surgical puncture to remove fluid

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3
Q

-cyte

A

cell

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4
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-dynia

A

pain

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5
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-ectomy

A

excision; removal

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6
Q

-edema

A

swelling

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7
Q

-gram

A

written record or image

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8
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-logist

A

specialist

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9
Q

-malacia

A

abnormal softening

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10
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-megaly

A

abnormal enlargement

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11
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-oma

A

tumor; mass

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12
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-pathy

A

disease

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13
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-penia

A

deficiency

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14
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-pexy

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surgical reattachment

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15
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-plasty

A

surgical reconstruction

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16
Q

-plegia

A

paralysis

17
Q

-ptosis

A

falling sagging, drooping; prolapse

18
Q

-rrhagia

A

excessive flow or discharge

19
Q

-rrhea

A

discharge; flow

20
Q

-sclerosis

A

hardening

21
Q

-scope

A

instrument for viewing

22
Q

scopy

A

process of viewing

23
Q

-stenosis

A

narrowing

24
Q

-stomy

A

surgical creation of a new opening

25
Q

-tomy

A

incision into

26
Q

-ac; al; -ar; -ary; ic; -ical; -ile; -eal; -ory; -ous; tic; -y

A

pertaining to

27
Q

-cele

A

hernia; tumor

28
Q

-clasis

A

break; fracture

29
Q

-ectasis

A

expansion; expansion

30
Q

-emia

A

blood condition

31
Q

-paresis

A

weakness

32
Q

-phagia

A

to eat; to swallow