Medical Terminology 1 - Suffixes Flashcards
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-asthenia
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Weakness
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-algia
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Pain
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-cele
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Hernia, protrusion
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-dynia
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Pain
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-cytosis
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Abnormal cell condition (too many)
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-ectasis
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Dilated, stretched out
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-edema
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Swelling
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-emesis
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Vomiting
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-emia
A
Condition of the blood
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-ia
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State, condition
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-iasis
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Abnormal condition
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-ism
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State of, condition
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-itis
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Inflammation
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-lith
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Stone
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-lysis
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Destruction
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-lytic
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Destruction
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-malacia
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Abnormal softening
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-megaly
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Enlargement, large
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-oma
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Tumor, mass
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-osis
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Abnormal condition
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-pathy
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Disease
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-penia
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Too few
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-phobia
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Fear
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-plegia
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Paralysis
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-ptosis
Drooping
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-rrhage
Bursting forth
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-rrhagia
Bursting forth
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-rrhea
Discharge, flow
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-sclerosis
Hardened condition
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-spasm
Involuntary muscle contraction
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-stasis
Stopping
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-stenosis
Narrowing
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-toxic
Poison
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-uria
Condition of the urine
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-clasia
Surgical breaking
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-desis
Surgical fixation
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-ectomy
Surgical removal, excision
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-ostomy
Surgically create an opening
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-otomy
Cutting into, incision
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-pexy
Surgical fixation
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-plasty
Surgical repair
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-rrhaphy
Suture
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-tome
Instrument to cut
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-tripsy
Crushing
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-centesis
Puncture to withdraw fluid
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-gram
Record or picture
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-graph
Instrument for recording
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-graphy
Process of recording
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-manometer
Instrument for measuring pressure
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-meter
Instrument for measuring
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-metry
Process of measuring
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-scope
Instrument for viewing
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-scopy
Process of visually examining
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-cle
Small
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-cyesis
Pregnancy
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-cyte
Cell
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-derma
Skin condition
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-dipsia
Thirst
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-esthesia
Feeling, sensation
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-gen
To produce, to begin
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-genesis
Produces, generates
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-genic
Producing
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-globin
Protein
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-globulin
Protein
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-gravida
Pregnancy
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-kinesia
Movement
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-oid
Resembling
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-ole
Small
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-opia
Vision
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-opsy
View of
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-oxia
Oxygen
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-para
To bear (offspring)
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-partum
Birth, labor
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-pepsia
Digestion
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-phagia
Eating, swallowing
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-phasia
Speech
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-plasm
Formation, development
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-pnea
Breathing
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-porosis
Porous
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-ptysis
Spitting up, coughing up
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-therapy
Treatment
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-thorax
Chest
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-trophic
Development
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-trophy
Nourishment, development
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-Ile
Small
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-er
One who
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-iatric
Medical specialty
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-iatrist
Physician
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-iatry
Treatment, medicine
89
-ician
Specialist
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-ist
Specialist
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-logist
One who studies
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-logy
Study of
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-ac
Pertaining to
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-al
Pertaining to
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-an
Pertaining to
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-ar
Pertaining to
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-ary
Pertaining to
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-atic
Pertaining to
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-eal
Pertaining to
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-ic
Pertaining to
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-ine
Pertaining to
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-ior
Pertaining to
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-nic
Pertaining to
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-ory
Pertaining to
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-ose
Pertaining to
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-ous
Pertaining to
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-tic
Pertaining to
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-ation
Process, condition
109
-cision
Process of cutting
110
-crine
Secretion
111
-lapse
To fall, slide
112
-mission
To send
113
-mortem
Death
114
-partum
Death
115
-section
To cut
116
-sis
State of
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-tension
Pressure
118
-thesis
To put, place (state of putting or placing)
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Process, condition
