Med Suffixes Flashcards

1
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-ac

A

pertaining to

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-ad

A

toward

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3
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-al

A

pertaining to

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4
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-ase

A

enzyme

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5
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-clysis

A

irrigation or washing out

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6
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-crine

A

secrete

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7
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-cyte

A

cell

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8
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-dynia

A

pain

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-eal

A

pertaining to

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10
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-emia

A

blood

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11
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-er

A

one who

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12
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-gram

A

a record

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13
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-graph

A

instrument that records

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14
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-graphy

A

process that records

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15
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-ia

A

condition

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16
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-iatric

A

medicine

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17
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-iatry

A

medicine

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18
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-ic

A

pertaining to

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19
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-itis

A

inflammation

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20
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-ist

A

one who

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21
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-logy

A

the study or science of

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22
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-logist

A

one who studies or a specialist

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23
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-lysin

A

substance that dissolves or destroys

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24
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-megaly

A

enlargement

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25
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-ose

A

sugar

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26
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-osis

A

condition, disease, abnormal increase

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27
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-pathy

A

disease

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28
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-pepsia

A

digestion

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29
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-plasty

A

surgical repair

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30
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-pnea

A

breathing

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31
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-pod

A

foot

32
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-poiesis

A

production

33
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-scopy

A

viewing

34
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-spasm

A

cram or twitching

35
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-stasis

A

stopping or controlling

36
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-tomy

A

cutting, incision of

37
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-algia

A

pain

38
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-capnia

A

carbon dioxide

39
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-cele

A

hernia- protrusion of an organ; tumor; swelling

40
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-centesis

A

surgical procedure

41
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-cidal

A

killing

42
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-cyte

A

cell

43
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-dynia

A

pain

44
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-ectasia

A

stretching or dilation

45
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-ectasis

A

stretching or dilation

46
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-ectomy

A

excision, removal

47
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-emesis

A

vomiting

48
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-genic or -genous

A

origin, beginning

49
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-genesis

A

origin, begining

50
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-iasis

A

condition

51
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-iurn

A

membrane

52
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-lepsy

A

seizure

53
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-lith

A

stone

54
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-lysis

A

destruction

55
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-lytic

A

capable of dissolving or destroying

56
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-malacia

A

softness

57
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-mania

A

excessive preoccupation

58
Q

-meter

A

instrument used to measure

59
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-megaly

A

enlargement

60
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-metry

A

process of measuring

61
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-oid

A

resembling

62
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-ole

A

little or small

63
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-oma

A

tumor or swelling

64
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-opia

A

vision

65
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-ous

A

characterized by

66
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-enia

A

decreased or deficient

67
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-phobia

A

abnormal fear

68
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-plasia

A

formation or development

69
Q

-plegia

A

paralysis

70
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-ptysis

A

spitting

71
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-rrhea

A

flow or discharge

72
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-scope

A

instrument used to view or examine

73
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-stenosis

A

stricture or narrowing

74
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-stomy

A

artificial opening

75
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-tome

A

cutting instrument

76
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-y

A

state or condition