Medical Suffixes Flashcards

1
Q

ectomy

A

excision (removal by cutting)

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2
Q

emia

A

blood

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3
Q

gen

A

become, originate

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4
Q

gram, graph

A

write, record

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5
Q

iatr(o)

A

doctor

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6
Q

itis

A

inflammation

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7
Q

lys(is)

A

dissolve

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8
Q

malac

A

soft

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9
Q

myc(o)

A

fungus

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10
Q

oma

A

tumor

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11
Q

opsy

A

examination

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12
Q

osis

A

condition

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13
Q

path(o)

A

disease

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14
Q

penia

A

deficient, deficiency

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15
Q

peps, pept

A

digest

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16
Q

phag(o)

A

eat, destroy

17
Q

phob(ia)

A

fear

18
Q

plasty

A

repair

19
Q

pleg(ia)

A

paralysis

20
Q

pnea

A

breathing

21
Q

rhag

A

break, burst

22
Q

rhe

A

flow

23
Q

scler(o)

A

hard

24
Q

scope

A

instrument

25
Q

scopy

A

examination

26
Q

stom

A

mouth, opening

27
Q

tomy

A

incision (operation by cutting)

28
Q

toxi

A

poison