Medical Terminology: Suffixes Flashcards
1
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-rrhea
A
Discharge, flow
2
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-rrhexis
A
Rupture
3
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-salpinx
A
Fallopian tube, uterine tube
4
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-sarcoma
A
Malignant tumor
5
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-schisis
A
Split, fissure
6
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-sclerosis
A
Hardening
7
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-scope
A
Instrument used for visual examination
8
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-scopic
A
Pertaining to visual examination
9
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-scopy
A
Process of visually examining
10
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-sis
A
Stage of
11
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-spasm
A
sudden, involuntary contraction of a muscle
12
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-stasis
A
Stop, control, standing
13
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-stenosis
A
Constriction, narrowing
14
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-stomy
A
Creation of an artificial opening
15
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-thorax
A
Chest cavity, chest
16
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-tion
A
Process of
17
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-tocia
A
Labor, birth
18
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-tome
A
Instrument used to cut
19
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-tomy
A
Incision, cut into
20
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-tripsy
A
Surgical crushing
21
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-trophy
A
Nourishment, development
22
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-um
A
No meaning
23
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-uria
A
Urine, urination
24
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-us
A
No meaning
