Suffix Flashcards

1
Q

-centesis

A

to aspirate fluid

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2
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-algia

A

pain

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3
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-ectomy

A

to cut out, remove or excise

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4
Q

-edema

A

swelling

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5
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-emesis

A

vomitting

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6
Q

-emia

A

blood

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7
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-gram/-graphy/-graph

A

recording or image

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8
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-itis

A

inflammation

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9
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-megaly

A

enlarged

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10
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-meter

A

instrument to measure

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11
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-osis

A

abnormal condition

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12
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-sclerosis

A

hardening

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13
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-scopy/-scopic

A

to look, observe

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14
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-spasm

A

twitch

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15
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-stomy

A

to make an opening

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16
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-tomy

A

to cut into

17
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-oma

A

tumor