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Medical Terminology - Suffixes Flashcards

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-al

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Pertaining to

EX: Intestinal: pertaining to the intestines

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-algia

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Pertaining to pain

EX: Myalgia: muscle pain

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-cyte

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Cell

EX: Leukocyte: white blood cell

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-ectomy

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Surgical removal of

EX: Hysterectomy: surgical procedure to remove the womb

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-emesis

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Vomiting

EX: Hematemesis: vomiting of blood

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-emia

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Presence of a substance in the blood

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-emia

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Presence of a substance in the blood

EX: Anemia: lacking enough red blood cells

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-genic

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Causing

EX: Carcinogenic: potential to cause cancer

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-gram

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Record

EX: Electrocardiogram: one of the simplest and fastest tests used to evaluate the heart

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-graph

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Instrument used to create a record

EX: Electrocardiograph: an instrument that records surface potentials associated with the electrical activity of the heart

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-itis

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Inflammation

EX: Colitis: Inflammation of the colon

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-megaly

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Enlargement of

EX: Gastromegaly: enlargement of the abdomen or the stomach

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-megaly

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Enlargement of

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-meter

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Measuring instrument

EX: Thermometer: an instrument for measuring and indicating temperature

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-osis

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Disease process

EX: Erythrocytosis: increased production of red blood cells

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-phagia

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Eating or swallowing

EX: Dysphagia: difficulty swallowing

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-phasia

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Speech

EX: Aphasia: loss of ability to understand or express speech

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-plegia

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Paralysis

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-plegia

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Paralysis

EX: Ophthalmoplegia: paralysis of the extraocular muscles that control the movements of the eye

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-lysis

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Decline or disintegration

EX: Thrombolysis: treatment to dissolve dangerous clots in blood vessels

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-pnea

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Breathing

EX: Dyspnea: difficulty breathing

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-stasis

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Slowly stopping the flow of fluid or discharge

EX: Hemostasis: stopping of a flow of blood

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-rrhage/rrhagia

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Abnormal/excessive flow of discharge

EX: Hemorrhage: release of blood from a broken blood vessel, either inside or outside the body

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-ptosis

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Drooping

EX: Nephroptosis: a condition in which the kidney descends more than 2 vertebral bodies during a position change from supine to upright

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