Medical Term - Common Suffixes Flashcards
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-osis
A
condition
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-plasty
A
surgical repair, reformation
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-age
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related to
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-cidal, -cide
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pertaining to killing
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-form
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shape
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-fuge
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driving away
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-iatry, -iatrist
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healing by a provider, healer
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-ical
A
pertaining to
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-ion
A
process
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-logy, -logist
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study of, one who studies
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-ole
A
little, small
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-opia
A
vision
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-phylaxis
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protection, prevention
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-pnea
A
breathing
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-therapy
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treatment intended to relieve or heal a disorder.
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-uria
A
urine
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-centesis
A
surgical puncture
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-cise
A
cut, remove
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-clasis
A
break down
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-desis
A
stabilization, binding
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-ectomy
A
removal, excision
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-gram
A
record
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-graph
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instrument for recording
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-graphy
A
process of recording
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-ion
process
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-lepsy
seizure, convulsion
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-lysis
destruction, separation
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-meter
device for measuring
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-metry
process of measuring
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-pexy
fixation, to put in place
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-scopy
visual examination
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-spasm
involuntary twitch, contraction
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-stasis
stopping or controlling
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-stormy
surgical opening
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-tomy
surgical incision
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-tripsy
crushing
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-algia
pain
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-asthenia
weakness
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-cele
swelling, herniation (the protrusion of a loop or portion of an organ or tissue through an abnormal opening)
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-dynia
pain
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-ectasis
dilation, expansion
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-emesis
vomiting
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-emia
blood condition
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-gen
producing
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-ia, -ism
condition
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-iasis
presence of, formation of
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-itis
inflammation
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-malacia
weakening of, softening of
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-mania
obsessive preoccupation
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-megaly
enlargement
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-oid
seeming like
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-ole
small
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-oma
tumor
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-osis
condition, usually abnormal
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-pathy
disorder, disease
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-penia
deficiency, decrease
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-phagia
eating, swallowing
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-phasia
speech
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-phobia
fear
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-plasia
formation of
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-plegia
paralysis (pro-'ra'-luh-sis)
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-ptosis
drooping, falling
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-rrhage
Abnormal or excessive flow or discharge
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-rrhea
-flow, discharge
65
-rrhexis
rupture
66
-sclerosis
hardening condition
