Latin Suffixes Flashcards
Understanding medical terminology
1
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-algia
A
pain
2
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-tomy
A
cutting
3
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-scope
A
instrument to view
4
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-logy
A
study of
5
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-plasty
A
surgically forming
6
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-itis
A
inflammation
7
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-icle
A
small
8
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-is
A
structure, thing
9
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-ole
A
small/tiny
10
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-ule
A
small/tiny
11
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-um
A
structure, thing, membrane
12
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-y
A
condition, process of
13
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-ac
A
pertaining to
14
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-al
A
pertaining to
15
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-ar
A
pertaining to
16
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-ary
A
pertaining to
17
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-eal
A
pertaining to
18
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-ic
A
pertaining to
19
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-ous
A
pertaining to
20
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-algia
A
pain
21
Q
-cele
A
herniation
22
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-dynia
A
pain
23
Q
-emia
A
blood condition
24
Q
-is
A
condition
25
-itis
inflammation
26
-malacia
softening
27
-megaly
enlargement
28
-oma
tumor, mass
29
-osis
abnormal condition
30
-pathy
disease process
31
-ptosis
prolapse, drooping
32
-rrhage, -rrhagia
bursting forth
33
-rrhea
discharge, flow
34
-rrhexis
rupture
35
-sclerosis
abnormal condition of hardening
36
-spasm
spasm, sudden, involuntary contraction
37
-stenosis
abnormal condition of narrowing
38
-desis
binding
39
-centesis
surgical puncture (drainage)
40
-desis
binding (fusion)
41
-ectomy
cutting out (destruction, resection, exclusion, extirpation)
42
-pexy
fixation, suspension (repair or reposition)
43
-plasty
surgical forming (alteration, dilation, repair, supplement, or replacement)
44
-rrhaphy
suturing (repair)
45
-scopy
viewing (inspection)
46
-stomy
making a new opening (bypass or drainage)
47
-tomy
cutting (drainage or division)
48
-tripsy
crushing (destruction, fragmentation or occlusion)
49
-graphy
recording
50
-metry
measuring
51
-opsy
viewing
