Suffixes Flashcards by Alyssa Valdez | Brainscape

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-ologist

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Specialist

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-ology

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Science or study

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-oma

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Tumor

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-osis

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abnormal condition

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-ostomy

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Surgical creation

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-otomy

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Surgical incision

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-pathy

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Disease, suffering, feeling,emotion

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-pause

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Stopping

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-pexy

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Surgical fixation, to put in place

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-plasty

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surgical repair

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plagia

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paralysis

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pnea

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breathing

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ptosis

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prolapse, drooping forward

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rrhagia, rrhage

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bleeding, abnormal excessive fluid discharge

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rrhaphy

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to suture

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rrhea

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abnormal flow or discharge

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rrhexis

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rupture

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sclerosis

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abnormal hardening

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scope

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instrument for visual examination

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scopy

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to see, visual examination

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ac, al

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pertaining to, relating to

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algia

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pain, suffering

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ary

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pertaining to

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cele

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hernia, tumor, swelling

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centesis

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surgical puncture to remove fluid

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cyte

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cell

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desis

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

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ectomy

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surgical removal

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ectasis

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stretching, enlargement

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emia

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blood, blood condition

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esthesia

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sensation, feeling

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gram, graph

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record

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graphy

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process of recording

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ia

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state or condition

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ic

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pertaining to

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itis

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inflammation

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lysis

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breakdown, separation, setting free, destruction, loosening

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malacia

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abnormal softening

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megaly

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enlargement

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necrosis

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tissue feath

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stenosis

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abnormal narrowing

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tripsy

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to crush

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uria-

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urination, urine