Medical Terminology Ch.3 Sec. C Suffixes Flashcards

1
Q

-algia

A

pain

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2
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-ar,ous

A

pertaining to

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3
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-asthenia

A

lack of strength

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4
Q

-blast

A

immature, embryonic

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5
Q

-centesis

A

surgical puncture to remove fluid

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6
Q

-clasts

A

To break

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7
Q

-cyte

A

cell

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8
Q

-desis

A

Surgical fixation

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9
Q

-ectomy

A

Excision, removal, resection

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10
Q

-gram

A

record

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11
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-kineses

A

movement

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12
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-logy

A

study of

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13
Q

-malacia

A

softening

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14
Q

-metry

A

measurement

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15
Q

-oma

A

tumor, mass, collection of fluid

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16
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-osis

A

abnormal condition

17
Q

-pathy

A

disease condition

18
Q

-pexy

A

surgical fixation, to put in place

19
Q

-physis

A

to grow

20
Q

-plasia

A

formation, growth, development

21
Q

-plasty

A

surgical repair

22
Q

-poietic

A

pertaining to formation

23
Q

-porosis

A

pore,passage

24
Q

-tome

A

instrument to cut

25
Q

-tomy

A

incision, process of cutting

26
Q

-y

A

condition, process