Medical Suffixes Flashcards

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1
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-a,-ac, -al

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Suffix

Pertaining to

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2
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-Algia

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Suffix

Pain

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3
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-Cente

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Suffix

puncture

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4
Q

-Cide

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Suffix

Causing death

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5
Q

-Dipsia

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Suffix

Thirst

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6
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-Ectomy

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Suffix

Surgical removal

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7
Q

-Emesis

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Suffix

Vomit

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8
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-Emia

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Suffix

Blood

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9
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-Esthesia

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Suffix

Sensation

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10
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-Gram, -Graph

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Suffix

Pictures, record

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11
Q

-ia

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Suffix

A disease

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12
Q

-Iasis

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Suffix

Abnormal condition

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13
Q

-Ism

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Suffix

State of

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14
Q

-Itis

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Suffix

Inflammation

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15
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-lysis

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Suffix

Destruction

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16
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-Malacia

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Suffix

Softening

17
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-megaly

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Suffix

Enlarged

18
Q

-Ologist

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Suffix

Specialist

19
Q

-Ology

A

Suffix

Study of

20
Q

-Oma

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Suffix

Tumor

21
Q

-Orrhagia

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Suffix

Hemorrhage

22
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-Orrhea

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Suffix

Flow

23
Q

-Ostomy

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Suffix

Surgical opening

24
Q

-Pathy

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Suffix

Disease

25
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-Penia

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Suffix

Deficiency

26
Q

-Phobia

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Suffix

Fear

27
Q

-Plasty

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Suffix

Surgical repair

28
Q

-Pleagia

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Suffix

Stoke, paralysis

29
Q

-Pnea

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Suffix

Breathing

30
Q

-Sclerosis

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Suffix

Harding

31
Q

-Scope

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Suffix

Picture, inspection

32
Q

-Stasis

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Suffix

Stoppage

33
Q

-Toxic

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Suffix

Poisonous

34
Q

-Trophy

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Suffix

Development, growth

35
Q

-Uria

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Suffix

Urine