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Suffixes Flashcards

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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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3
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acu/o

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sharp, sever, sudden

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4
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aden/o

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gland

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5
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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

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armpit

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10
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bi/o

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life

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11
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blephar/o

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eyelid

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12
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bronch/o

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bronchial tubes

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13
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carcin/o

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cancer

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14
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cardi/o

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heart

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15
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chem/o

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drug, chemical

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16
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chondr/o

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cartilage

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17
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chron/o

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time

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18
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col/o

A

colon (large intestine)

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19
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cyst/o

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urinary bladder

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20
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encephal/o

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brain

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21
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erythr/o

A

red

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22
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Hem/o

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Blood

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23
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Hepat/o

A

Liver

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24
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Hydr/o

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Water/fluid

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25
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Inguin/o

A

Groin

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26
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Isch/o

A

To hold back

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27
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Lapar/o

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Abdominal,abdominal wall

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28
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Laryng/o

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Larynx

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29
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Leuk/o

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White

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30
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Lymph/o

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Lymph

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31
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Mamm/o

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Breast

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32
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Mast/o

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Breast

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33
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Morph/o

A

Shape, form

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34
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Muc/o

A

Mucus

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35
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My/o

A

Muscle

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36
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Myel/o

A

Spinal cord

37
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Necr/o

38
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Nephr/o

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Neur/o

40
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Neutr/o

A

Neutrophil

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Nucle/o

42
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Ophthalm/o

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Oste/o

44
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Ot/o

45
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Path/o

46
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Peritone/o

A

Peritoneum

47
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Phag/o

A

To eat/swallow

48
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Phleb/o

49
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Plas/o

A

Formation, development

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Pleur/o

51
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Pneumon/o

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Pulmon/o

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Radi/o

54
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Rect/o

55
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Ren/o

56
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Rhin/o

57
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Sarc/o

58
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Splen/o

59
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Staphyl/o

60
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Strept/o

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Twisted chains

61
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Thorac/o

62
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Thromb/o

63
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Tonsill/o

64
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Trache/o

65
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Ven/o

66
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Angi/o

67
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Aort/o

68
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arter/o

69
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Arteri/o

70
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ather/o

A

yellowish plague

71
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atri/o

72
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brachi/o

73
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cardi/o

74
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cholesterol/o

A

cholesterol

75
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coron/o

76
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cyan/o

77
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myx/o

78
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ox/o

79
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pericardi/o

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pericardium

80
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phleb/o

81
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sphygm/o

82
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steth/o

83
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thromb/o

84
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valvul/o

85
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valv/o

86
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vas/o

87
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vascul/o

88
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ven/o, ven/i

89
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ventricul/o

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