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SUFFIX Flashcards

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algia, algesia

A 
pain
analgesia:WITHOUT PAIN
neuralgia:PAIN TRAVELING ALONG NERVE PATH.IE:SHINGLES
OTALGIA:EAR PAIN
GASTRALGIA:STOMACH PAIN
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CELE

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SWELLING, HERNIA
CYSTOCELE: WOMAN’S URINARY BLADDER GOING INTO VAGINA
RECTOCELE:WOMAN’S front wall of the rectum GOING into the back of the vagina

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CISE

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TO CUT
EXCISE:TO REMOVE BY CUTTING
INCISION:ACT OF CUTTING

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ECTASIA,ECTASIS

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TO DILATE-TO OPEN

ARTERIECTASIS-DILATING OF AN ARTERY

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ECTOMY

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SURGICAL REMOVAL OF
NEPHRECTOMY:REMOVAL OF KIDNEY
PNEUMONECTOMY:REMOVAL OF LUNG
SALPINGECTOMY:REMOVAL OF FALLOPIAN TUBE
CHOLECYSTECTOMY:REMOVAL OF GALL BLADDER
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EMIA

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BLOOD
HYPERGLYCEMIA:HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE
HYPOGLYCEMIA:LOW BLOOD PRESSURE

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ESTHESIA

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SENSATION

ANESTHESIA:REMOVE FEELING

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GRAM

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RECORD,TRACING,X-RAY PICTURE
ELECTROCARDIOGRAM:TRACING OF HEART RATE
ANGIOGRAM:XRAY OF A VESSEL
CYSTOGRAM: XRAY OF BLADDER

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CENTESIS

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PUNCTURE OF A CAVITY
THORACENTESIS:a needle is inserted into the pleural space between the lungs and the chest wall
IE:PUTTING A TUBE INTO CHEST
THORACOCENTESIS:PUNCTURING INTO CHEST CAVITY TO REMOVE AIR/FLUID

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IA,IASIS,OSIS,ISM,SIS

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CONDITION OF HAVING

cholelithiasis: condition of having gallstones
diverticulosis: a condition in which there are small pouches or pockets in the wall or lining of any portion of the digestive tract…IE:CAUSES CONSTIPATION/ABDOMINAL PAIN

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ITIS

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INFLAMMATION OF
GASTRITIS:INFLAMMATION OF STOMACH
COLITIS:INFLAMMATION OF COLON

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IUM

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METALLIC ELEMENT

SODIUM: AN ELEMENT IN METAL FAMILY

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LYSIS

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DESTRUCTION OF

HEMOLYSIS:DESTRUCTION OF RED BLOOD CELLS

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OID

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RESEMBLING SOMETHING
OSEOID:SOMETHING THAT RESEMBLES BONE BUT ISN’T

SPERMATOID: resembling sperm

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OMA

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TUMOR
CARCINOMA:MALIGNANT TUMOR
LIPOMA: FATTY TUMOR
MELANOMA:BLACK PIGMENT ON SKIN, SKIN CANCER, MALIGNANT MOLE

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ORRHAPHY

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REPAIR BY SUTURING
HERNIORRHAPHY:REPAIRING OF HERNIA
NEURORRHAPHY: REPAIRING OF A NERVE/NERVES

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OSCOPY

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EXAMINATION BY VIEWING
GASTROSCOPY: tube called an endoscope is used to look inside the oesophagus (gullet), stomach and first part of the small intestine (duodenum). UPPER PART OF GASTROINTESTINAL.
BRONCHOSCOPY:a thin tube (bronchoscope) is passed through your nose or mouth, down your throat and into your lungs. PERFORMED BY PULMONOLOGIST

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OSTOMY

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FORMING A NEW OPENING
TRACHEOSTOMY:creating an opening in the neck in order to place a tube into a person’s windpipe. Allowing air to enter the lungs
COLOSTOMY:operation in which a piece of the colon is diverted to an artificial opening in the abdominal wall so as to bypass a damaged part of the colon

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pexy

A

surgical fixation

nephropexy: : surgical fixation of a floating kidney

20
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plasty

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surgical repair, revision

rhinoplasty: surgery that changes the shape of the nose
blepharoplasty: type of surgery that repairs droopy eyelids
cystoplasty: surgical revision of the bladder

21
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plegia

A

paralysis
hemiplegia:paralysis of one side of the body.

paraplegia:paralysis that occurs in the lower half of the body.

22
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pnea

A

breathing
apnea:temporary stopping of breathing, especially during sleep

dyspnea: difficult or labored breathing
tachypnea: fast breathing

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ptosis

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prolapsed, fell out of place

hysteroptosis: uterus outside the body

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rhage, orrhea

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bleeding, flow
hemorrhage:, loss of blood from damaged blood vessels. A hemorrhage may be internal or external, and usually involves a lot of bleeding in a short time.

dysmenorrhea: pain with your period
rhinorrhea: runny nose

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scope

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an instrument for viewing, examining
esophagoscope:an instrument for the inspection or treatment of the esophagus

otoscope:medical device which is used to look into the ears.

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phobia

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IRRATIONAL FEAR

claustrophobia: extreme or irrational fear of confined places.

Photophobia:light sensitivity, is an intolerance of light

HYDROPHOBIA: FEAR OF WATER

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sclerosis

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hard/HARDENING

arteriosclerosis: blood vessels that carry oxygen and nutrients from your heart to the rest of your body (arteries) become thick and stiff
nephrosclerosis: progressive disease of the kidneys that results from sclerosis (hardening) of the small blood vessels in the kidneys

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tripsy

A

surgical crushing

lithotripsy: procedure that uses shock waves to break up stones in the kidney and parts of the ureter

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uria

A

pertaining to urine
hematuria: BLOOD IN URINE

polyuria: EXCESSIVE URINATION

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PEPSIA

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DIGESTION

DYSPEPSIA: HEARTBURN/indigestion

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SPASM

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sudden contraction of muscles

MYOSPASM: involuntary contraction of a muscle

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