Suffixes Flashcards by Mimi Romano

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Centesis

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Surgical puncture

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Clasis

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Break, surgical fracture

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Desis

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Binding, fixation

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Ectomy

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Excision, removal

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Lysis

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Separation, destruction, loosening

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Pexy

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Fixation (of an organ)

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Plasty

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Surgical repair

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Rrhaphy

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Suture

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Itis

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Inflammation

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Megaly

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Enlargement

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Oma

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Tumor

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ia

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Condition

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Ar

A

Pertaining to muscle

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Al

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Pertaining to nerve

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Cyte

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Cell

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Emesis

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Vomiting

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Dynia

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Pain

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Logy

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Study of

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Stomy

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Forming a mouth or opening

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Tome

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Instrument to cut

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Tomy

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Incision

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Tripsy

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Crushing

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Gram

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Record writing

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Graph

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Instrument for recording

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Graphy

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Process of recording

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Meter

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Instrument for measuring

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Metry

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Act of measuring

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Scope

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Instrument for examining

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Scopy

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Visual examination

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Algia

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Pain

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Dynia

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Pain

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Cele

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Hernia swelling

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Ectasis

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Dilation expansion

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Edema

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Swelling

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Emia

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Blood condition

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Gen

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Forming, producing, origin

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Genesis

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Forming, producing, origin

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iasis

A

Abnormal condition, produced by something specific

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Lith

A

Stone calculus

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malacia

A

softening

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osis

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abnormal condition, increase

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pathy

A

disease

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penia

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decrease, deficiency

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phagia

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eating,swallowing difficulty

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phasia

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speech

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phobia

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fear

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plasia

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formation, growth

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plasm

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formation or growth

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plegia

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paralysis

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pytosis

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prolapse,downward displacement

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rrhage

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bursting forth

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rrhagia

A

profuse discharge of blood during menstruation

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rrhea

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discharge,flow

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rrhexis

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rupture

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sclerosis

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abnormal conditioning of hardening

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spasm

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involuntary contraction, twitching

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stenosis

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narrowing stricture

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toxic

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poison

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trophy

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nourishment,development

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ac

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pertaining to heart

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al

A

pertaining to nerve

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ar

A

pertaining to muscule

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ary

A

pertaining to lungs pulmonary

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eal

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pertaining to esophagus

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ic

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pertaining to the chest thoracic

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ical

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pertaining to study of disease

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ile

A

pertaining to penis penile

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ior

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pertaining to back posterior

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ous

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pertaining to skin cutaneous

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tic

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pertaining to hearing acoustic

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esis

A

condition as in diuresis secrete large amounts of urine

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ia

A

infection of the lung

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ism

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condition characterized by overactivity

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iatry

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medicine,treatment

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ician

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specialist

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ist

A

physician who specializes

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y

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condition process eg: neuropathy

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icle

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small,diminutive

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ole

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narrowing a in arteries

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ule

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venule small vein