Suffixes Flashcards by Adele Borland | Brainscape

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specialist

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-ologist

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science or study of

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-ology

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tumor

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-oma

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abnormal condition

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-osis

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surgical creation of an opening

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-ostomy

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surgical incision

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-otomy

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disease, suffering, feeling, emotion

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-pathy

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stopping

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-pause

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surgical fixation, to put in place

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-pexy

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surgical repair

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-plasty

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paralysis

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-plagia

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breathing

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-pnea

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prolapse, drooping forward

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-ptosis

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bleeding, abnormal excessive fluid discharge

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-rrhagia, -rrhage

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to suture

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-rrhaphy

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abnormal flow or discharge

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-rrhea

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rupture

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-rrhexis

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abnormal hardening

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-sclerosis

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instrument for visual examination

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-scope

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to see, visual examination

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-scopy

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pertaining to, relating to

A

-ac, -al

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pain, suffering

A

-algia

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pertaining to

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-ary

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hernia, tumor, swelling

A

-cele

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surgical puncture to remove fluid

A

-centesis

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cell

A

-cyte

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surgical fixation of bone or joint; to bind, tie together

A

-desis

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surgical removal

A

-ectomy

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stretching, enlargement

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-ectasis

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blood, blood condition

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-emia

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sensation, feeling

A

-esthesia

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record

A

-gram, -graph

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process of recording

A

-graphy

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state or condition

A

-ia

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pertaining to

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-ic

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inflammation

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-itis

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breakdown, separation, setting free, destruction, loosening

A

-lysis

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abnormal softening

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-malacia

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enlargement

A

-megaly

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tissue death

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-necrosis

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abnormal narrowing

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-stenosis

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to crush

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-tripsy

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urination, urine

A

-uria