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APPENDIX A MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY, WORD PARTS, AND SINGULAR AND PLURAL ENDINGS > SUFFIX > Flashcards

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SINGULAR

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PERTAINING TO

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-AD

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TOWARD

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-ALGESIA
ALGIA

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PAIN

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-APHERESIS

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REMOVAL

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-ASTHENIA

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WEAKNESS

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-ATRESIA

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CLOSURE; ABSENCE OF A NORMAL BODY OPENING

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-CAPNIA

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CARBON DIOXIDE

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-CELE

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HERNIA, SWELLING, PROTRUSUION

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-CENTESIS

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SURGICAL PUNCTURE

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-CLASIA
-CLAST

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BREAK APART

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-CRIT

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SEPARATE

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-CUSIS

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HEARING CONDITION

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-CYTE

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CELL

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-DESIS

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SURGICAL FIXATION, FUSION

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-DROME

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RUN, RUNNING

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-DYNIA

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PAIN

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-ECTASIS

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EXPANSION, DILATION

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-ECTOMY

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EXCISION

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-ELLE

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SMALL

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-EMESIS
-EMETIC

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VOMITING

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-EMIA

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BLOOD (CONDITION OF)

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-GEN

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FORMATION, CAUSE, PRODUCE

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-GENESIS

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ORIGIN, CAUSE

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-GENIC

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PERTAINING TO FORMATION, CAUSING, PRODUCING

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-GRAM

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RECORDING

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-GRAPH

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INSTRUMENT FOR RECORDING

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-GRAPHY

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RECORDING PROCESS

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-HEMIA

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BLOOD (CONDITION OF)

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-IA

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DISEASED STATE (CONDITION OF)

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-IASIS

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CONDITION OF

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-IATRY

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TREATMENT, SPECIALTY

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-ISM

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CONDITION OR DISEASE

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-IST

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ONE WHO PRACTICES

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-ITIS

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INFLAMMATION

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-LEPSY

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SEIZURE

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-LOGIST

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ONE WHO STUDIES

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-LOGY

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STUDY OF

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-LYTIC
-LYSIS

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TO LOOSEN, DISSOLVE

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-MALACIA (MAH LEH SHUH)

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SOFTENING

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-METER

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MEASURING INSTRUMENT

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-METRY

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MEASUREMENT

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-OID

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RESEMBLANCE TO

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-OMA

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ABNORMAL SWELLING, TUMOR

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-OPIA

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VISION

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-OPSY

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VIEW OF

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-OSIS

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PROCESS OR CONDITION THAT IS USUALLY ABNORMAL

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-OTOMY

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CUTTING INTO, EXCISION

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-OXIA

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OXYGEN

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-PARESIS

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PARALYSIS (MINOR)

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-PATHY

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DISEASE

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-PENIA

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ABNORMAL REDUCTION IN NUMBER, DEFICIENCY

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-PEPSIA

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DIGESTION

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-PEXY

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SURGICAL FIXATION, SUSPENSION

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-PHAGIA

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EATING OR SWALLOWING

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-PHASIA

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SPEAKING

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-PHILIA

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LOVING, AFFINITY FOR

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-PHOBIA

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FEAR

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-PHONIA

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SOUND OF VOICE

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-PHYLAXIS

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PROTECTION

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-PHYSIS

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GROWTH

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-PLASIA

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SHAPE, FORMATION

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-PLASM

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SOMETHING SHAPED

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-PLASTY

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SURGICAL REPAIR

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-PLEGIA

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PARALYSIS (MAJOR)

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-PNEA

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BREATHING

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-POIESIS

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FORMATION

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-PRACTIC

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ONE WHO PRACTICES

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-PTOSIS

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FALLING DOWNWARD (CONDITION OF)

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-PTYSIS

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SPIT OUT A FLUID

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-RRHAGIA

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BLEEDING, HEMORRHAGE

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-RRHAPHY

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SUTURING

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-RRHEA

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EXCESSIVE DISCHARGE

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-RREXIS

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RUPTURE

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-SALPINX

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TRUMPET, FALLOPIAN TUBE

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-SARCOMA

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MALIGNANT TUMOR

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-SCLEROSIS

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HARDENING

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-SCOPE

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VIEWING INSTRUMENT

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-SCOPY

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PROCESS OF VIEWING

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-SIS

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STATE OF

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-SOME

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BODY

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-SPASM

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SUDDEN, INVOLUNTARY MUSCLE CONTRACTION

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-STASIS

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STANDING STILL

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-STENOSIS

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NARROWING, CONSTRICTION

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-STOMY

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SURGICAL CREATION OF AN OPENING

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-TOCIA

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BIRTH, LABOR

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-TOME

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CUTTING INSTRUMENT

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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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-TROPHY

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NOURISHMENT, DEVELOPMENT

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-URIA

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URINE, URINATION

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-Y

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PROCESS OF

APPENDIX A MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY, WORD PARTS, AND SINGULAR AND PLURAL ENDINGS (5 decks)

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