Suffixes (Ch 1) Flashcards

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1
Q

-ac ; -al

A

pertaining to

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2
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-algia

A

pain

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3
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-cyte

A

cell

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4
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-ectomy

A

excision, removal

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5
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-emia

A

blood condition

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6
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-genic

A

pertaining to producing, produced by, or produced in; genes

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7
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-globin

A

protein

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8
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-gram

A

record

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9
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-ic ; -ical

A

pertaining to

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10
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-ion

A

process

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11
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-ist

A

specialist

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12
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-itis

A

inflammation

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13
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-logy

A

process of study

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14
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-oma

A

tumor, mass, swelling

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15
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-opsy

A

process of viewing

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16
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-osis

A

condition, usually abnormal

17
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-pathy

A

disease condition

18
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-scope

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instrument to visually examine

19
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-scopy

A

process of visually examining

20
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-sis

A

state of; condition

21
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-tomy

A

process of cutting, incision

22
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-y , -ism , -ia

A

process, condition

23
Q

-oid

A

resembling

24
Q

-megaly

A

enlargement

24
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-malacia

A

softening

24
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-ium

A

tissue, structure

24
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-genesis

A

forming; producing

25
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-ole

A

small

26
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-rrhea

A

flow, discharge

27
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-centesis

A

surgical puncture to remove fluid

28
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-stomy

A

new opening (to form a mouth)

29
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-plasty

A

surgical repair

30
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-rrhaphy

A

suture

31
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-graph

A

instrument for recording

32
Q

-graphy

A

process of recording

33
Q

-meter

A

measure