Medical terminology/abbreviations suffixes Flashcards
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Use, subject to
A
ate, ize
Opiate
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Pain
A
algia
Fibromyalgia
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Tumor, protrusion
A
cele
Hydrocele
Cystocele
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Puncture to remove fluid
A
centesis
Paracentesis
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Killing, destructive
A
cide
Cytocide
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Small
A
cle, cule
Molecule
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Cell
A
cyte
Leukocyte
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Surgical fixation
A
desis
Pleurodesis
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Pain
A
dynia
Gastrodynia
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Removal
A
ectomy
Hysterectomy
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Blood
A
emia
Hypokalemia
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Resembling
A
form, oid
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Written record
A
gram, graph
Cardiograph
Arthrogram
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Presence of
A
iasis
Cholelithiasis
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Capable
A
ible, ile
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Inflammation
A
itis
Rhinitis
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Disintegration
A
lysis
Paralysis
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Softening
A
malacia
Osteomalacia
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Enlargement
A
megaly
Cardiomegaly
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Tumor
A
oma
Carcinoma
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Repair of
A
orrhaphy
Gastrorrhaphy
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Abnormal condition
A
osis
Keratosis
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Formed opening
A
ostomy
Colostomy
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To incise
A
otomy
Craniotomy
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Oxygen
oxia
Hypoxia
25
Disease
pathy
Cardiopathy
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Deficiency of
penia
Thrombocytopenia
27
Fixation
pexy, pexis
Hysteropexy
28
Ingestion
phagia
Macrophage
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Speaking ability
phasia
Dysphasia
30
Affinity for
philia
Hydrophilic
31
Surgical repair
plasty
Rhinoplasty
32
Paralysis
plegia
Paraplegia
33
Breathing
pnea
Apnea
34
Prolapse, downward
ptosis
Nephroptosis
35
Excessive flow
rrhage, rrhagia
Hemorrhage
36
Suturing in place
rrhaphy
Colorrhaphy
37
Flow, discharge
rrhea
Diarrhea
38
Rupture
rehexis
Angiorrehexis
39
Instrument for visual exam
scope
Microscope
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Urine
uria
Polyuria
