Suffix’s Flashcards by Teagan Labbe

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-al
-ic

A

Pertaining to

(Neural, gastric)

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-algia

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Pain

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-cyte

A

Cell

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-ectomty

A

Cutting out, removal, excision

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-emia

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Blood condition (leukemia)

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-globin

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Protein (hemoglobin)

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-gram

A

Record (arthrogram)

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-ia

A

Condition of (neuralgia)

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-ism

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Condition, process (hypothyroidism)

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-itis

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Inflammation (arthritis)

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-logist

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Specialist in the study of (neurologist)

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-logy

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Study of (biology)

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-oma

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Tumor, mass (hepatoma)

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-opsy

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To view (biopsy)

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-osis

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Abnormal condition (psychosis)

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-scope

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Instrument to visually examine (laparoscope)

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-scopy

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Process of visual examination (laparoscopy)

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-sis

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State of (prognosis)

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-tomy

A

Process of cutting into, incision (neurotomy)

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-centesis

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Surgical puncture to remove fluid (thoracentesis)

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-graphy

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Process of recording (mammography)

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-lysis

A

Separation, breakdown, destruction (dialysis)

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-plasty

A

Surgical repair, correction, reconstruction (mammoplasty)

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-stomy

A

Opening (colostomy)

-therapy

Treatment (radiotherapy)

-megaly

Enlargement

-pathy

Disease condition (nephropathy)

-rrhea

Flow, discharge (rhinorreah)

-sclerosis

Hardening

-uria

Condition of urine

-rrhagia

Excess flow of blood

-septic

Infection

-centesis

Puncture to remove fluid

-graphy

Process of recording

-lysis

Separation, breakdown, destruction