Medical Terminology- Suffixes Flashcards
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-algia
A
pain
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-apheresis
A
removal
3
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-atresia
A
absence of normal body
4
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-capnia
A
carbon dioxide
5
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-centesis
A
surgical puncture to remove fluid
6
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-cyte
A
cell
7
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-ectasis
A
dilation; expansion
8
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-ectomy
A
surgical removal
9
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-emesis
A
vomit
10
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-emia
A
blood condition
11
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-itis
A
inflammation
12
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-lysis, -lytic
A
destroy; dissolution; seperation
13
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-megaly
A
enlargement; large
14
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-ology
A
the science or study of
15
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-oma
A
tumor
16
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-opsy
A
to view
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-osis
A
disease; abnormal condition
18
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-ostomy
A
surgically opening
19
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-otomy
A
surgical incision
20
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-paresis
A
slight paralysis
21
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-pathy
A
disease
22
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-penia
A
deficient; lack of
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-phagia, -phagy
A
eating; swallowing
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-plasty
A
surgical repair
25
-plegia
paralysis
26
-pnea
breathing
27
-poiesis
formation
28
-rrhea
flow; discharge
29
-sarcoma
malignant tumor
30
-sclerosis
abnormal hardening
31
-scopy
visual examination
32
-sepsis
infection
33
-stasis
control; stop
34
-stenosis
narrowing
35
-stomy
surgical opening
36
-tomy
cutting; incision
37
-tripsy
surgical crushing
38
-trophy
nourishment; developement
