Suffixes Flashcards by Matthew Wentling

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abdomin/o

A

abdomen

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acr/o

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extremities, top, extreme point

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acu/o

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sharp, sever, sudden

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aden/o

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gland

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adip/o

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fat

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amni/o

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amnion

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angi/o

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vessel

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arteri/o

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artery

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axill/o

A

armpit

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bi/o

A

life

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blephar/o

A

eyelid

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bronch/o

A

bronchial tubes

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carcin/o

A

cancer

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cardi/o

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heart

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chem/o

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drug, chemical

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chondr/o

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cartilage

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chron/o

A

time

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col/o

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colon (large intestine)

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cyst/o

A

urinary bladder

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encephal/o

A

brain

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erythr/o

A

red

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Hem/o

A

Blood

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Hepat/o

A

Liver

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Hydr/o

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Water/fluid

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Inguin/o

Groin

Isch/o

To hold back

Lapar/o

Abdominal,abdominal wall

Laryng/o

Larynx

Leuk/o

White

Lymph/o

Lymph

Mamm/o

Breast

Mast/o

Breast

Morph/o

Shape, form

Muc/o

Mucus

My/o

Muscle

Myel/o

Spinal cord

Necr/o

Death

Nephr/o

Kidney

Neur/o

Nerve

Neutr/o

Neutrophil

Nucle/o

Nucleus

Ophthalm/o

Eye

Oste/o

Bone

Ot/o

Ear

Path/o

Disease

Peritone/o

Peritoneum

Phag/o

To eat/swallow

Phleb/o

Vein

Plas/o

Formation, development

Pleur/o

Pleura

Pneumon/o

Lungs

Pulmon/o

Lungs

Radi/o

Xrays

Rect/o

Rectum

Ren/o

Kidney

Rhin/o

Nose

Sarc/o

Flesh

Splen/o

Spleen

Staphyl/o

Clusters

Strept/o

Twisted chains

Thorac/o

Chest

Thromb/o

Clot

Tonsill/o

Tonsils

Trache/o

Trachea

Ven/o

Vein

Angi/o

vessel

Aort/o

aorta

arter/o

artery

Arteri/o

artery

ather/o

yellowish plague

atri/o

atrium

brachi/o

arm

cardi/o

heart

cholesterol/o

cholesterol

coron/o

heart

cyan/o

blue

myx/o

mucus

ox/o

oxygen

pericardi/o

pericardium

phleb/o

vein

sphygm/o

pulse

steth/o

chest

thromb/o

clots

valvul/o

valve

valv/o

valve

vas/o

vessel

vascul/o

vessel

ven/o, ven/i

vein

ventricul/o

ventricle