Nervous System Suffixes Flashcards by Kim Aker

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-al

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pertaining to

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-algia

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pain

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-ar

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pertaining to

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-asthenia

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weakness

debility

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-cele

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hernia
protrusion
swelling

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-cyte

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cell

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-dynia

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pain

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-ectomy

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surgical removal

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-ferent

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to carry

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-glia

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glue

neurological tissue

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-graph

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instrument for recording

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-graphy

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process of recording

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-ia

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condition

state

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-iatry

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medicine

treatment

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-ic

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pertaining to

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-ine

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pertaining to

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-itis

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inflammation

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-kinesia

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movement

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-lepsy

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seizure

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-logist

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specialist in the study of

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-logy

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study of

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-lysis

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destruction
separation
loosening

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-malacia

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abnormal softening

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-meter

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instruments for measuring

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-oma

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tumor

neoplam

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-osis

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abnormal condition

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-paresis

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partial paralysis

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-pathy

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disease

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-phasia

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speech

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-plasty

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surgical repair

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-plegia

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paralysis

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-rrhaphy

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suture

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-spasm

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involuntary contraction

twitching

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-stomy

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forming an opening - mouth

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-surgery

A

surgery

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-taxia

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order
coordination
muscle coordination

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-therapy

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treatment

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-tic

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pertaining to

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-tomy

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incision

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-tripsy

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surgical crushing

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-trophic

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pertaining to nutrition