Med Terms-suffixes Flashcards

1
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-algia

A

pain

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2
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-ase

A

enzyme

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3
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-blast

A

immature

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4
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-cele

A

hernia

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5
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-centesis

A

surgical puncture

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6
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-cide

A

kill

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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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9
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-eal

A

pertaining to

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10
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-ectomy

A

excision

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11
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-emia

A

blood condition

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12
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-genic

A

forming

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13
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-ist

A

specialist

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14
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-itis

A

inflammation

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15
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-megaly

A

enlarged

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16
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-meter

A

instrument to measure

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17
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-metry

A

process of measuring

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18
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-oma

A

tumor

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19
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-opia

A

vision

20
Q

-osis

A

condition

21
Q

-ostomy

A

make new opening

22
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-para

A

carrying to birth

23
Q

-partum

A

delivery

24
Q

-pathy

A

disease

25
Q

-penia

A

low number

26
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-pepsia

A

digestion

27
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-plasia

A

develop

28
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-phagia

A

eat

29
Q

-plasm

A

growth of tissues

30
Q

-plasty

A

surgical repair

31
Q

-plegia

A

paralysis

32
Q

-pnea

A

low number

33
Q

-ptosis

A

prolapse

34
Q

-rrhagia

A

hemorrhage

35
Q

-rrhapy

A

suture

36
Q

-rrhea

A

flow

37
Q

-rrhexis

A

rupture

38
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-stasis

A

control

39
Q

-spasm

A

involuntary contraction

40
Q

-stomy

A

making new opening

41
Q

-tomy

A

cut into

42
Q

-tripsy

A

surgical crushing

43
Q

-tropia

A

turning

44
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-trophy

A

development

45
Q

-trophic

A

affecting

46
Q

-uria

A

in the urine