ENGLISH TO MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY-SUFFIX Flashcards

1
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abnormal condition

A

-osis

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2
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abnormal condition of dust

A

-coniosis

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3
Q

attraction to

A

-philia

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4
Q

bacterium (berry shaped)

A

-coccus

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5
Q

birth

A

-partum

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6
Q

blood condition

A

-emia

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7
Q

blood flow, excess

A
  • rhhage, -rrhagia
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8
Q

body

A

-somatic

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9
Q

breakdown

A

-lysis

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10
Q

breathing

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-pnea

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11
Q

cell

A

-cyte

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12
Q

condition

A

-ation
-ia
-ism
-osis
-sis
-y

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13
Q

condition of blood

A

-emia

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14
Q

constriction

A

-spasm

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15
Q

control

A

-stasis
-stat

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16
Q

cut

A

-cision
-section
-tomy

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17
Q

death

A

-mortem

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18
Q

deficiency

A

-penia

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19
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destruction

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-lysis

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20
Q

development

A

-plasm
-trophy

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21
Q

dilation

A

-ectasia
-ectasis

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22
Q

discharge

A

-rrhea

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23
Q

disease

A

-pathy

24
Q

dust condition

A

-coniosis

25
Q

enlargement

A

-megaly

26
Q

Eustachian tube

A

-salpinx

27
Q

excision

A

-ectomy

28
Q

Fallopian tube

A

-salpinx

29
Q

fixation (surgical)

A

-pexy

30
Q

flow

A

-rrhea

31
Q

formation

A

-genesis
-plasia
-plasm
-poiesis

32
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growth

A

-plasm

33
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happening

A

-ptom

34
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hardening

A

-sclerosis

35
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hernia

A

-cele

36
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incision

A

-section
-tomy

37
Q

inflammation

A

-itis

38
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instrument to record

A

-graph

39
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instrument to visually examine

A

-scope

40
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mass

A

-oma

41
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movement

A

-motor

42
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narrowing

A

-stenosis

43
Q

nourishment

A

-trophy

44
Q

opening

A

-stomy

45
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pain

A

-algia
-dynia

46
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paralysis

A

-plegia

47
Q

pertaining to

A

-ac
-al
-an
-ar
-ary
-eal
-ic
-ine
-ior
-oid
-ous
-tic

48
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pertaining to the body

A

-somatic

49
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place

A

-stasis

50
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practitioner

A

-Ian

51
Q

pressure

A

-tension

52
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process

A

-ation
-ism
-y

53
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process of cutting into

A

-cision
-tomy
-section

54
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process of cutting out

A

-ectomy

55
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process of recording

A

-graphy

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57
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