Medical Terms Suffixes Flashcards by Unknown Unknown

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-oma

A

Tumor or Mass or Swelling

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-itis

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Inflammation

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-logy

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Study of

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-opsy

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To view

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-ic / -al / -eal / -ary/ -ous/ -tic

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Pertaining to

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-vascular

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Pertaining the blood vessel

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-gram

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Record

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-cyte

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Cell

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-scopy

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Observing or Examination of

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-sis

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State of

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-globin

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Protein

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-tomy

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Cutting into, Incision

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-ectomy

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Surgical removal, Excision

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-ist

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Specialist

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-osis

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Abnormal condition

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-algia

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Condition of pain

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-emia

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Blood condition

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-ia

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Condition

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-ism

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Process, condition

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-megaly

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Enlargement

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-pathy

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Disease condition

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-rrhea

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Flow, discharge

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-rrhage || -rrhegia

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Excessive discharge of blood

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-sclerosis

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Hardening

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-uria

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Condition of urine

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-centesis

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Surgical puncture to removal fluid

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-graphy

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Process of Recording

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-lysis

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Separation, breakdown, Destruction

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-plasty

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Surgical repair or Surgical correction

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-stomy

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Opening

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-therapy

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Treatment

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-scope

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Instrument of viewing

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-dipsia

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thirst

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-gen

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gen

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-lapse

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to fall, slide

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-meter

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to measure

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-mission

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to send

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-mortem

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death

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-partum

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birth

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-phagia

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Eating or devouring

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-phasia

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Speech

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-plasm

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formation (tissue)

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-ation

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process, condition

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-plegia

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paralysis

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-pnea

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breathing

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-stasis

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to stand, place, stop, control

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-tension

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pressure

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-thesis

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to put, place (state of putting or placing)

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-trophy

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nourishment; development

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-um

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structure

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-y

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process, condition

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-pexy

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Surgical fixation

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-cele

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tumor, hernia, or swelling