suffixes Flashcards by Tori Young | Brainscape

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Erythrocyte

A

Red blood cell

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Cyte

A

Cell

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Ectomy

A

Remove

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Lobectomy

A

Surgical removal of a lobe.

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Emia

A

Blood

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Pnea

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Air, breathing

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Leukemia

A

Deficiency of white blood cells

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Tachypnea

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Abnormally fast breathing

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Itis

A

Inflammation

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Arthritis

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Inflammation of the joints

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Logo

A

Study of

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Biology

A

Study of life

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Oma

A

Swelling, tumor

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Carcinoma

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Cancerous tumor

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Penia

A

Lacking, deficiency

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Leukopenia

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Deficiency of white blood cells

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Scope

A

Instrument for viewing

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Microscope

A

Instrument for viewing small tiny things

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Tomy

A

Cutting, incision

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Cystomy

A

Cutting into the urinary bladder

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Al, ic, ac, ous

A

Pertaining to, like

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Thermic
Hydrous
Dermal

A

Heat
Water
Skin

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Graphs

A

Field of study, science

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Radiography

A

Image of a radio sensitive surface

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It’s

A

Person in a field

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Cardiologist

A

Heart doctor

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Lysis

A

Decomposition, breakdown

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Erythrolysis

A

Destruction of red blood cells

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Megaly

A

Growth

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Heptomegaly

A

Abnormally large liver

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Natal

A

Birth

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Post natal

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After birth

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Odin

A

Oxygen

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Hypotoxia

A

Insufficient oxygren

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Phagia

A

Eating, swallowing

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Malphalgia

A

Poor eating habits

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Spasm

A

Twitching, involuntary contraction

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Cardio spasm

A

Spasm of the heart

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Toxin

A

Poison

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Entrotoxin

A

Toxin present within a bacterial cell