Medical Term - Common Suffixes Flashcards by Saliho Touré

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-osis

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condition

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-plasty

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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

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pertaining to

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-ion

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process

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-logy, -logist

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study of, one who studies

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-ole

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little, small

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-opia

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vision

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-phylaxis

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protection, prevention

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-pnea

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breathing

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-therapy

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treatment intended to relieve or heal a disorder.

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-uria

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urine

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-centesis

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surgical puncture

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-cise

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cut, remove

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-clasis

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break down

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-desis

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stabilization, binding

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-ectomy

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removal, excision

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-gram

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record

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-graph

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instrument for recording

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-graphy

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process of recording

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-ion

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process

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-lepsy

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seizure, convulsion

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-lysis

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destruction, separation

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-meter

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device for measuring

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-metry

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process of measuring

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-pexy

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fixation, to put in place

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-scopy

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visual examination

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-spasm

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involuntary twitch, contraction

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-stasis

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stopping or controlling

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-stormy

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surgical opening

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-tomy

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surgical incision

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-tripsy

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crushing

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-algia

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pain

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-asthenia

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weakness

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-cele

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swelling, herniation (the protrusion of a loop or portion of an organ or tissue through an abnormal opening)

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-dynia

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pain

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-ectasis

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dilation, expansion

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-emesis

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vomiting

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-emia

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blood condition

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-gen

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producing

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-ia, -ism

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condition

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-iasis

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presence of, formation of

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-itis

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inflammation

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-malacia

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weakening of, softening of

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-mania

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obsessive preoccupation

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-megaly

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enlargement

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-oid

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seeming like

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-ole

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small

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-oma

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tumor

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-osis

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condition, usually abnormal

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-pathy

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disorder, disease

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-penia

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deficiency, decrease

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-phagia

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eating, swallowing

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-phasia

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speech

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-phobia

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fear

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-plasia

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formation of

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-plegia

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paralysis (pro-‘ra’-luh-sis)

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-ptosis

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drooping, falling

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-rrhage

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Abnormal or excessive flow or discharge

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-rrhea

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-flow, discharge

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-rrhexis

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rupture

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-sclerosis

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hardening condition