suffixes Flashcards
1
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-algia
A
pain and suffering
2
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-dynia
A
pain
3
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-itis
A
inflammation
4
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-malacia
A
abnormal softening
5
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-osis
A
abnormal condition or disease
6
Q
-megaly
A
enlargement
7
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-necrosis
A
tissue death
8
Q
-sclerosis
A
abnormal hardening
9
Q
-stenosis
A
abnormal narrowing
10
Q
-centesis
A
surgical puncture to remove fluid for diagnostic purposes or fluid removal
11
Q
-graphy
A
process of producing a picture or record
12
Q
-gram
A
picture or record
13
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-plasty
A
surgical repair
14
Q
-scopy
A
visual examination
15
Q
-rrhage/-rrhagia
A
bleeding, bursting forth or abnormal or excessive flow
16
Q
-rrhaphy
A
surgical suturing to close a wound and includes use of sutures, staples or surgical glue
17
Q
-rrhea
A
flow or discharge (usually body fluids)
18
Q
-rrhexis
A
rupture
19
Q
-ologist
A
specialist
20
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-ology
A
the study of
21
Q
-desis
A
fusions
22
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-ectomy
A
surgical excision of
23
Q
-esthesia
A
feeling
24
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-gram
A
tracing: graph
25
-lysis
freeing of
26
-orrhaphy
repair of
27
-oscopy
examination of an organ through telescope/scope
28
-ostomy
creation of an artificial opening or new opening through the organ wall
29
-otomy
cutting into an organ or tissue or making an opening into tissue or organ
30
-pexy
to fix or suture in place
31
-plasty
restoration of a lost part or piece of tissue
