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Suffixes Masterdeck Flashcards

1
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-ectasis

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Dilation or expansion

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Telangiectasis

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Lesion formed by dilated capillary

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-icle

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Small or little

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-megaly

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Enlargement

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Cardiomegaly

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Enlargement of the heart

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-ole

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Small or little

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Arteriole

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A minute artery

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-penia

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Deficiency

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Cytopenia

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Decrease of cellular elements in the blood stream

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-ptosis

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Prolapse, falling

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Blepharoptosis

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Drooping of upper eyelid

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-ule

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Small or little

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-ule

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Small or little

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Venule

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A small vein

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-algia

A

Painful

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Neuralgia

A

Nerve pain

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-odynia

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Pain

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Oculodynia

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Pain in the eyeball

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-odia

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Smell

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-stomatodysodia

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Bad breath

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-opia

A

Vision (a condition)

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Diplopia

A

Double vision

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-phonia

A

Sound or voice

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Aphonia

A

Loss of voice

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25
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-capnia

A

Carbon dioxide

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Eucapnia

A

State of CO2 is normal

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-oxia

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Oxygen

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Anoxia

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Absence or close to absence of oxygen in the blood

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-pnea

A

Breathing

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-apheresis

A

Removal

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Leukapheresis

A

Procedure in which leukocytes are removed from the blood and the remainder of the blood is put back into the donor (retransfused)

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-clasia

A

Break or breaking

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Osteoclasis

A

Fracture of bone by a physician to correct a deformity

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34
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Osteoclasia

A

Destruction and reabsorption of bone tissue

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Osteoclasia

A

Destruction and reabsorption of bone tissue

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36
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-clasis

A

Break or breaking

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Hemoclasis

A

Destruction of red blood cells

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-clast

A

Break or breaking

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39
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Osteoclast

A

A) instrument used to break bone

b) a cell which absorbs or removes bone tissues

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-crine

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To separate or secrete

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41
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Heterocrine

A

Secreting two or more types of materials

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42
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-crit

A

To separate, separating

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Hematocrit

A

The volume of blood that has cells

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44
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-desis

A

Binding or stabilizing

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Arthrodesis

A

Operation to bind or stabilize a joint

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46
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-lysis

A

To loosen, free from adhesions

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47
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Neurolysis

A

Freeing nerve from adhesions

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48
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-plasty

A

Forming, plastic repair

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49
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Rhinoplasty

A

Repair and reshaping of nose

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50
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-gen

A

Substance that produces or causes

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51
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Androgen

A

Any substance that promotes masculinization

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52
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-genesis

A

Beginning, origin, cause

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53
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Chondrogenesis

A

Formation of cartilage

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54
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-plasia

A

Formation

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55
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Hypoplasia

A

Incomplete development or underdevelopment of an organ or tissue

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56
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-plasm

A

Formation, growth, substance

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57
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-plasm

A

Formation, growth, substance

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Neoplasm

A

Tumor; any new and abnormal growth, specifically one in which cell multiplication is uncontrolled and progressive

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-poiesis

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-gram

A

A recording

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-graph

A

Instrument used for recording

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-graphy

A

Act of recording

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-meter

A

Instrument for measuring

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-metry

A

Measurement of

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Cardiotachometer

A

Instrument used to measure heart rate

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-opsy

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-scope

A

Instrument for viewing or performing other parts of an examination

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-scopy

A

Examination of

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-centesis

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-ectomy

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-pexy

A

Surgical fixation

72
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Ileopexy

A

Surgical fixation of the ileum

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-rraphy

A

Suturing or repairing

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Myorraphy

A

Suture of a muscle

75
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-stomy

A

An opening

76
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-ureterostomy

A

Creation of an external opening to the ureter

77
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-tome

A

Instrument to cut

78
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Periosteotome

A

Instrument used for cutting periosteum

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-tomy

A

Incision; operating with cutting

80
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Myotomy

A

Surgical division of a muscle

81
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-tripsy

A

Surgical crushing

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-er

83
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-esis

A

Condition, process, action

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Enuresis

A

Involuntary discharge of urine (condition)

85
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-ia

A

An unhealthy state

86
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-iac

A

Person afflicted with a certain disease or condition

87
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Paranoiac

A

One who is paranoid

88
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-iasis

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-iatry

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-ician

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-ism

A

Condition, state of being

92
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-ist

A

One who specializes

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-ologist

A

One who studies and practices

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-ology

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-osis

A

Abnormal condition

96
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Sclerosis

A

Hardening of the blood vessels

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-pathy

98
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-sis

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-y

A

Condition or process

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-ase

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-asthenia

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Myasthenia

A

Muscular debility or weakness

103
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-cele

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Hepatocele

A

Hernia of the liver

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-cyte

106
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-ictal

A

Seizure or stroke

107
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Interictal

A

Time frame between convulsions

108
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-itis

A

Inflammation

109
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-lepsy

110
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-mania

A

Madness, insane desire

111
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Pharmacomania

A

Strong desire to take drugs

112
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-morph

A

Form or shape

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-oma

A

Tumor or swelling

114
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-orrhagia

A

Rapid flow of blood

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Menometrorrhagia

A

Excessive uterine bleeding at and between menstrual periods

116
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-orrhea

A

Flow or excessive discharge

117
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-orrhexis

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Onychorrhexis

A

Spontaneous splitting or breaking of the nails

119
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-paresis

A

Slight paralysis

120
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Hemiparesis

A

Weakness affecting one side of the body

121
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-pepsia

122
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Dyspepsia

A

Impaired stomach function

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-phobia

A

Abnormal fear and/or aversion

124
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-prandial

125
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Postprandial

A

After a meal

126
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-salpinx

A

Fallopian tube

127
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Pyosalpinx

A

Pus within the fallopian tube

128
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-sarcoma

A

Malignant tumor

129
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Myosarcoma

A

Malignant tumor of muscle tissue

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-sepsis

131
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Asepsis

A

Absence of infection

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-spasm

A

Involuntary muscle contraction

133
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Blepharospasm

A

Involuntary contraction of orbicularis oculi muscle causing twitching of eyelid

134
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-stalsis

A

Contraction

135
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-stasis

A

Control or stop

136
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Hemostasis

A

Control of bleeding

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-thorax

138
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Pneumothorax

A

Air or gas in the pleural space

139
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-tocia

A

Birth or labour

140
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Dystocia

A

Difficult labor

141
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-trophy

A

Nourishment, food

142
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Dystrophy

A

Any disorder due to defective or faulty nutrition

143
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-uria

A

Urination, urine

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