suffixes Flashcards

1
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-ac, -al, -ar, -ary, -eal, -ic, -ose, -ous, -tic

A

pertaining to

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2
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-cardia

A

heart condition

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3
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-ectomy

A

surgical removal

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4
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-emia

A

blood condition

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5
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-gram

A

record

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6
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-graphy

A

process of recording

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7
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-ia

A

condition

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8
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-itis

A

inflammation

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9
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-logy

A

study of

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10
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-lytic

A

destruction

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11
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-manometer

A

instrument to measure pressure

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12
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-megaly

A

enlarged

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13
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-metry

A

process of measuring

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14
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-ole, -ule

A

small

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15
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-oma

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mass

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16
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-pathy

A

disease

17
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-plasty

A

surgical repair

18
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-pressor

A

to press down

19
Q

-rrhexis

A

rupture

20
Q

-sclerosis

A

hardening

21
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-scope

A

instrument for viewing

22
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-spasm

A

involuntary muscle contraction

23
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-stenosis

A

narrowing

24
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-tension

A

pressure

25
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-therapy

A

treatment

26
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-tonic

A

pertaining to tone