Suffix Flashcards
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-cele
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hernia, tumor, swelling
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-ia
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abnormal condition, disease
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-desis
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to bind, tie together
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-pexy
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surgical fixation
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-ptosis
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prolapse, drooping forward
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-ectasis
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stretching, dialation, enlargement
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-stenosis
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abnormal narrowing
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-scope
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instrument for visual examination
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-scopy
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visual examination
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-rrhagia, -rrhage
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bleeding, abnormal excessive fluid discharge
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-rrhea
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flow or discharge
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-graphy
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process of producing a picture or record
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-algia
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pain, suffering, painful condition
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-pathy
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disease, suffering, feeling, emotion
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-lysis
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loosening, setting free
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-centesis
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surgical puncture to remove fluid
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-cyte
A
cell
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-itis
A
inflammation
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-megaly
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enlargement
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-necrosis
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tissue dealth
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-ologist
A
specialist
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-ology
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the science or study of
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-pause
A
stopping
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-uria
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urination, urine
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-ic
pertaining to
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-ary
pertaining to
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-ac, -al
pertaining to, relating to
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-esthesia
sensation, feeling
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-gram, -graph
a picture or record
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-oma
tumor, neoplasm
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-rrhexis
rupture
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-sclorosis
abnormal hardening
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-plasty
surgical repair
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-ectomy
surgical removal, cutting out
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-malacia
abnormal softening
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-pnea
breathing
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-rrhaphy
surgical sutering
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-otomy
cutting, surgical incision
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-plegia
paralysis
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-trispy
to crush
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-ostomy
surgical creation of an opening to the body surface
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-emia
blood, blood condition
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-osis
abnormal condition, disease
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-stasis, -static
control, maintenance of a constant level
