Suffix / Location, Number, Quality Flashcards

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-ous / nervous

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pertaining to / the nerves

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-ary / pulmonary

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pertaining to /the lungs

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-ic / cephalic

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pertaining to /the head

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-ac / cardiac

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pertaining to / the heart

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-al / cervical

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pertaining to / the cervix or neck / bacterial

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-ar / ocular

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pertaining to / the eye

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-tic /

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pertaining to

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-a & e / fistula - fistulae

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plural for -a is -ae /bnormal passage fr one organ to another , fistulae - more than one abnormal passage.

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-ad / cephalad

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toward / the head

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10
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-ectomy / chondrectomy

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surgical excision, removal /excision of cartilage, thyroidectomy is the excision of the thyroid gland

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-emia / hypoglycemia

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condition of blood / deficiency of glucose in the bloodstream.

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-hemia / polycthemia

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condition of blood / conditon which there is an overproduction of red blood cells

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