Medical Terminology - Common Suffixes Flashcards
1
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-ac, -al, -an
A
pertaining to
2
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-ad
A
toward
3
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-algesia
A
sensitivity to pain
4
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-algia
A
pain
5
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-ar, -ary
A
pertaining to
6
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-arche
A
beginning
7
Q
-ase
A
enzyme
8
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-blast
A
immature, embryonic
9
Q
-carcinoma
A
cancer of epithelial origin
10
Q
-cele
A
herniation, protrusion
11
Q
-centesis
A
surgical puncture
12
Q
-chezian
A
condition of stool
13
Q
-cusis
A
hearing
14
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-cyte
A
cell
15
Q
-desis
A
binding or surgical fusion
16
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-dipsia
A
condition of thirst
17
Q
-dynia
A
pain
18
Q
-eal, -ic, -ical
A
pertaining to
19
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-ectomy
A
surgical removal
20
Q
-edema
A
swelling
21
Q
-emesis
A
vomiting
22
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-emia
A
blood condition
23
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-esthesia
A
condition of feeling, sensation
24
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-esis
A
condition of
25
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-genesis
A
generating, formation, origin
26
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-gnosia
A
condition of knowing
27
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-gram
A
record or picture
28
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-graph
A
instrument to record
29
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-graphia
A
condition of writing
30
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-graphy
A
process of recording
31
Q
-gravida
A
pregnancy, gestation
32
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-ia
A
condition
