Medical Terminology- Suffixes Flashcards
1
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-a
A
no meaning
2
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-ac
A
pertaining to
3
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-ad
A
toward
4
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-al
A
pertaining to
5
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-algia
A
pain
6
Q
-ar or -ary
A
pertaining to
7
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-centesis
A
surgical procedure to aspirate fluid
8
Q
-cyte
A
cell
9
Q
-eal
A
pertaining to
10
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-ectasis
A
dilation, expansion, stretching out
11
Q
-ectomy
A
excision, surgical removal
12
Q
-emia
A
blood condition
13
Q
-gen
A
substance or agent that causes
14
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-genic
A
producing, originating, causing
15
Q
-gram
A
record, radiographic image
16
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-graph
A
instrument used to record, record
17
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-graphy
A
process of recording, radiographic imaging
18
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-ia
A
diseased or abnormal state
19
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-iatrist
A
specialist, one who practices
20
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-iatry
A
treatment, specialty
21
Q
-ic
A
pertaining to
22
Q
-ictal
A
seizure, attack
23
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-ior
A
pertaining to
24
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-ism
A
state of
25
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-itis
A
inflammation
26
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-logist
A
one who studies or treats, specialist
