Suffixes Flashcards

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-ologist

A

specialist

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-ology

A

science or study of

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-oma

A

tumor

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-osis

A

abnormal condition

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-ostomy

A

surgical creation of an opening

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-otomy

A

surgical incision

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7
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-pathy

A

disease, suffering, feeling, emotion

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8
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-pause

A

stopping

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9
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-pexy

A

surgical fixation, to put in place

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-plasty

A

surgical repair

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11
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-plagia

A

paralysis

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12
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-pnea

A

breathing

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-ptosis

A

prolapse, drooping forward

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-rrhagia, -rrhage

A

bleeding, abnormal excessive fluid discharge

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-rrhaphy

A

to suture

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-rrhea

A

abnormal flow or discharge

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-rrhexis

A

rupture

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-sclerosis

A

abnormal hardening

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-scope

A

instrument for visual examination

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-scopy

A

to see, visual examination

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-ac, -al

A

pertaining to, relating to

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-algia

A

pain, suffering

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-ary

A

pertaining to

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-cele

A

hernia, tumor, swelling

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-centesis

A

surgical puncture to remove fluid

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-cyte

A

cell

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-desis

A

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

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-ectomy

A

surgical removal

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-ectasis

A

stretching, enlargement

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-emia

A

blood, blood condition

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-esthesia

A

sensation, feeling

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-gram, -graph

A

record

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-graphy

A

process of recording

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-ia

A

state or condition

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-ic

A

pertaining to

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-itis

A

inflammation

37
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-lysis

A

breakdown, separation, setting free, destruction, loosening

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-malacia

A

abnormal softening

39
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-megaly

A

enlargement

40
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-necrosis

A

tissue death

41
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-stenosis

A

abnormal narrowing

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-tripsy

A

to crush

43
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-uria

A

urination, urine