Medical Terminology Ch.3 Sec. C Suffixes Flashcards
1
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-algia
A
pain
2
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-ar,ous
A
pertaining to
3
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-asthenia
A
lack of strength
4
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-blast
A
immature, embryonic
5
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-centesis
A
surgical puncture to remove fluid
6
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-clasts
A
To break
7
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-cyte
A
cell
8
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-desis
A
Surgical fixation
9
Q
-ectomy
A
Excision, removal, resection
10
Q
-gram
A
record
11
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-kineses
A
movement
12
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-logy
A
study of
13
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-malacia
A
softening
14
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-metry
A
measurement
15
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-oma
A
tumor, mass, collection of fluid
16
Q
-osis
A
abnormal condition
17
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-pathy
A
disease condition
18
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-pexy
A
surgical fixation, to put in place
19
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-physis
A
to grow
20
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-plasia
A
formation, growth, development
21
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-plasty
A
surgical repair
22
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-poietic
A
pertaining to formation
23
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-porosis
A
pore,passage
24
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-tome
A
instrument to cut
25
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-tomy
A
incision, process of cutting
26
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-y
A
condition, process
