Suffixes Flashcards
Medical Terminology for Nursing Student
1
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-tripsy
A
crushing
2
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-esthesia
A
sensation
3
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-sis
A
state, condition of
4
Q
-logist
A
specialist in the study of
5
Q
-phobia
A
fear
6
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-derma
A
skin
7
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-cele
A
hernia
8
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-ole & -ule
A
small
9
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-centesis
A
surgical puncture
10
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-ectasis
A
dilation, expansion
11
Q
-penia
A
decrease, deficiency, lack of
12
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-dipsia
A
thirst
13
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-spasm
A
involuntary spasm
14
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-scopy
A
visual examination, process of examination
15
Q
-phasia
A
speech
16
Q
-metry
A
measurement
17
Q
-opsy
A
viewing
18
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-opia
A
vision
19
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-phagia & -phage
A
eating, swallowing
20
Q
-cyte
A
cell
21
Q
-edema
A
swelling
22
Q
-ist
A
specialist
23
Q
-paus & -stasis
A
stopping, cessation
24
Q
-oxia
A
oxygen
25
Q
-al, -ac, -ar,- ary, -ic, -eal, -ous, -tous, -ical, -ory, -tic
A
pertaining to
26
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-logy
A
study of
27
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-therapy
A
treatment
28
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-ology
A
study in science of
29
Q
-gravida
A
pregnant woman
