Suffixes Flashcards

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1
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Uria

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Urine, urination

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Trophy

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Nourishment

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Tomy, otomy

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Cutting into, surgical incision

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Tome

A

Instrument used to cut

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5
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Therapy

A

Treatment

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Stomy

A

New artificial opening

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Stenosis

A

Narrowing, constiction

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Stat

A

To stop

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Stasis

A

Control, stop, standing still

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Spasm

A

Sudden involuntary muscle contraction

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Sepsis

A

Infection

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Scopy

A

Visual exam with an instrument

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Scopic

A

Visual exam

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Scope

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Instrument used for visual exam

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15
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Sclerosis

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Hardening

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rrhea

A

Abnormal flow, discharge

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rrhaphy

A

To suture, stitch

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rrhage

A

An abnormal excessive discharge or bleeding

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Pnea

A

Breathing

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Plegia

A

Paralysis, stroke

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Plasty

A

Plastic, surgical repair

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Phobia

A

Abnormal fear, fear of

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Phagia

A

Eating, swallowing

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Pathy

A

Disease

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Opsy

A

To view

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Oma

A

Tumor, mass

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Megaly

A

Enlargement

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Malacia

A

Softening

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Lysis

A

Destruction, reduce, separation

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Ology, logy

A

Study of

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Logist

A

Specialist

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Itis

A

Iflammation

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Graphy

A

Process of recording, x-ray filming

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Graph

A

Instrument used to record

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Gram

A

Record, x-ray

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Emia

A

Blood, blood condition

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Emesis

A

Vomiting

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Ectomy

A

Excision, surgical removal

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Gynia

A

Pain

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Cyte

A

Cell

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Algia

A

Pain, suffering

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Osis

A

Disease

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Ism

A

Condition, state of abnormal condition