Medical Terminology Suffixes 2 Flashcards
1
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-poiesis
A
formation
2
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-praxia
A
action
3
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-ptosis
A
prolapse, drooping, sagging, falling down
4
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-ptysis
A
to spit, spitting
5
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-puncture
A
to pierce
6
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-rrhage
A
to burst forth, bursting forth
7
Q
-rrhaphy
A
suture
8
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-rrhea
A
flow, discharge
9
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-rrhexis
A
rupture
10
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-scope
A
instrument for examining
11
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-scopy
A
to view, examine, visual examination
12
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-sepsis
A
decay
13
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-sis
A
state of, condition
14
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-some
A
body
15
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-sound
A
sound
16
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-spasm
A
tension, spasm, contraction
17
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-stalsis
A
contraction
18
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-stasis
A
control, stop, stand still
19
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-staxis
A
dripping, trickling
20
Q
-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
24
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-therapy
A
treatment
25
-thermy
heat
26
-tic
pertaining to
27
-tome
instrument to cut
28
-tomy
incision
29
-tone
tension
30
-tripsy
crushing
31
-troph(y)
nourishment, development
32
-type
type
33
-um
tissue, structure
34
-ure
process
35
-uria
urination, condition of urine
36
-us
pertaining to, structure
37
-y
condition, pertaining to, process
38
-pnea
breathing
