Medical Terminology Suffix Flashcards by Shelley Mattes | Brainscape

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-TOME

A

A CUTTING INSTRUMENT

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-PLASTY

A

SURGICAL RESTORATION

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-ECTOMY

A

SURGICAL REMOVAL

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-GRAM

A

WRITTEN RECORD OF

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-PEXY

A

SURGICAL FIXATION

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-AC, -AL, -IC, -EAL, -ARY,

-OUS

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PERTAINING TO:

AC CARDI-AC PERTAINING TO HEART
AL DERM-AL PERTAINING TO THE SKIN
IC HEM-IC PERTAINING TO BLOOD
EAL ESOPHAG-EAL PERTAINING TO ESOPHAGUS
ARY PULMON-ARY PERTAINING TO LUNGS
OUS CANCER-OUS PERTAINING TO CANCER

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-OTOMY

A

INCISION INTO AN ORGAN

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-OSCOPY

A

VISIAL EXAMINATION AND POSSIBLE TREATMENT OF AN ORGAN/JOINT

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-ECTOMY

A

REMOVAL

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-RRHAPHY

A

TO SUTURE

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-CIDE

A

KILL

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-EMIA

A

BLOOD

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-ITIS

A

INFLAMMATION

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-OLOGY

A

STUDY OF

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-PATHY

A

DISEASE

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-OSTOMY

A

CREATION OF AN OPENING