Suffix Flashcards

1
Q

ectomy

A

excision, removal

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2
Q

centesis

A

surgical puncture

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3
Q

os/tomy

A

mouth, forming an opening

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4
Q

tomy

A

incision, to cut into

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5
Q

rrhaphy

A

suture

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6
Q

plasty

A

formation

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7
Q

lysis

A

loosen, free from adhesions, destruction

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8
Q

tripsy

A

to crush

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9
Q

cis

A

cut, kill, excise

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10
Q

cid

A

kill

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11
Q

stasis

A

stop, control

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12
Q

osis

A

condition of

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13
Q

iatry

A

healing

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14
Q

age

A

related to

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15
Q

algia

A

pain

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16
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extasis

A

dilation, expansion

17
Q

emia

A

blood

18
Q

gen

A

producing, beginning

19
Q

gram

A

record, picture

20
Q

iasis

A

abnormal condition, formation of, presence

21
Q

itis

A

inflammation

22
Q

megaly

A

enlargement

23
Q

oma

A

tumor

24
Q

pathy

A

disease

25
Q

penia

A

decrease, deficiency

26
Q

phagia

A

eating, swallowing

27
Q

plegia

A

paralysis

28
Q

ptosis

A

prolapse, falling, dropping

29
Q

rrhage

A

burst forth, hemmorrhage

30
Q

rrhea

A

discharge, flow

31
Q

rrhexis

A

rupture

32
Q

sclerosis

A

hardening

33
Q

scopy

A

examination, view