medical terminology- Suffixes Flashcards by Alaina Givans

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-algia

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pain

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-ase

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enzyme

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-blast

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immature cells

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-cele

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hernia,protrussion

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-cyte

A

cell

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-ectasis

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diliation

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-edema

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swelling

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-emesis

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vomiting

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-emia,-hermia

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blood condition

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-ia

A

condition

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-iasis

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abnormal condition caused by

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-iatry

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medical treatment or specialty

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-ism

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state of, condition

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-itis

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inflammation

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-logist

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one who studies

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-logy

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study of

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-lysis

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breakdown,destruction

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-lyte

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substance that can be broken down

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-malacia

A

softening

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-megaly

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enlargement

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-oma

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tumor,mass

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-osis

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abnormal condition

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-pathy

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dieseases

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-penia

A

deficiency,abnormal decrease

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-phagia

A

eating

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-phasis

A

speaking

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-phobia

A

fear

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-plegia

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paralysis

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-pnea

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breath,breathing

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-ptosis

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drooping

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-rrhage

A

excessive flow

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-rrhea

A

flow,discharge

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-rrhexis

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rupture

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-slerosis

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hardening

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-spasm

A

sudden, involuntary movement

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-stasis

A

controlled,level,stoopped

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-stenosis

A

narrowwing

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-therapy

A

treatment

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-trophy

A

growth, development

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-tropic

A

stimulating or acting on

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-uria

A

urine condition

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-gram

A

record, image

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-graph

A

record, image: instrument used to an image.

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-graphy

A

process if recording

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-meter

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instrumentused to measure

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metry

A

process of measuring

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-opsy

A

visual inspection

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-scope

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instrument used for visual examination

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-scopy

A

process of visually examining

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-centesis

A

surgical puntrucing

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-ectomy

A

surgical removal

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-plasty

A

surgical repair

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-rrhaphy

A

suture, surgical suturing

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-stomy

A

surgical creation of an opening in the body

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-tomy

A

surgical incision or cutting into a part of the body