Medical Terminology Suffixes 2 Flashcards

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1
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-poiesis

A

formation

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-praxia

A

action

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-ptosis

A

prolapse, drooping, sagging, falling down

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4
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-ptysis

A

to spit, spitting

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5
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-puncture

A

to pierce

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6
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-rrhage

A

to burst forth, bursting forth

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7
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-rrhaphy

A

suture

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8
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-rrhea

A

flow, discharge

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9
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-rrhexis

A

rupture

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-scope

A

instrument for examining

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11
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-scopy

A

to view, examine, visual examination

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12
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-sepsis

A

decay

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13
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-sis

A

state of, condition

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14
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-some

A

body

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15
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-sound

A

sound

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-spasm

A

tension, spasm, contraction

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-stalsis

A

contraction

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-stasis

A

control, stop, stand still

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-staxis

A

dripping, trickling

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-sthenia

A

strength

21
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-stomy

A

new opening

22
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-systole

A

contraction

23
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-taxia

A

order, coordination

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-therapy

A

treatment

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-thermy

A

heat

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-tic

A

pertaining to

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-tome

A

instrument to cut

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-tomy

A

incision

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-tone

A

tension

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-tripsy

A

crushing

31
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-troph(y)

A

nourishment, development

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-type

A

type

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-um

A

tissue, structure

34
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-ure

A

process

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-uria

A

urination, condition of urine

36
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-us

A

pertaining to, structure

37
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-y

A

condition, pertaining to, process

38
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-pnea

A

breathing