Medical Suffixes Flashcards

1
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-ac, -al, -ar,-ary

A

Pertaining to

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2
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-algia, -dynia

A

Pain

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3
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-asthenia

A

Weakness

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4
Q

-cele

A

Hernia, Bulging

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5
Q

-cyesis

A

Pregnancy

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6
Q

-ectasis

A

Dilation

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7
Q

-ectomy

A

Surgical Removal

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8
Q

-edema

A

Swelling

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9
Q

-emesis

A

Vomiting

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10
Q

-emia

A

Blood Condition

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11
Q

-esthenia

A

Lack of Sensation

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12
Q

-genic

A

Producing, Forming

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13
Q

-gram

A

Record

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14
Q

-iatry

A

Treatment

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15
Q

-icle

A

Small

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16
Q

-itis

A

Inflammation

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17
Q

-lepsy

A

Seizure

18
Q

-lith

A

Stone

19
Q

-lysis

A

Breaking Down

20
Q

-malacia

A

Softening

21
Q

-megaly

A

Enlargement

22
Q

-oma

A

Tumor

23
Q

-opia, -opsia

A

Vision

24
Q

-orexia

A

Appetite

25
Q

-paresis

A

Partial Paralysis

26
Q

-pathy

A

Disease

27
Q

-pepsia

A

Digestion

28
Q

-phagia

A

Swallowing

29
Q

-phasia

A

Speech

30
Q

-philic

A

Attraction

31
Q

-plegia

A

Paralysis, Stroke

32
Q

-pnea

A

Breathing

33
Q

-rrhage

A

To burst

34
Q

-rrhea

A

Dishcharge

35
Q

-sclerosis

A

To Harden

36
Q

-spasm

A

Involuntary Contraction

37
Q

-stasis

A

Stop, Control

38
Q

-stomy

A

Artificial Opening

39
Q

-trophy

A

Growth

40
Q

-uria

A

Urination