Suffixes Medterms Flashcards by Molly Lemay | Brainscape

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-algia

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Meaning pain/painful

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-cele

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Meaning hernia/swelling

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-cyte

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Meaning cell

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-dynia

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Meaning pain

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-ectasis

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Meaning dilation/expansion

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-gen

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Meaning formation/producing

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-genic

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Meaning produced by

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-ia

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Meaning condition

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-iasis*

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Meaning condition or state

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-ism*

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Meaning condition

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-itis

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Meaning inflammation

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-logist

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Meaning professional of/one who studies

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-logy

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Meaning study of

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-lytic

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Meaning decompisition

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-malacia

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Meaning softening

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-megaly

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Meaning enlargement

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-oma

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Meaning tumor

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-opsy

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Meaning viewing

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-osis

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Meaning condition

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-pathy

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Meaning disease

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-plasm

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Meaning formation/thing formed

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-plegia

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Meaning paralysis

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-ptosis

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Meaning prolapse/drooping

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-rrhage*

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Meaning excessive flow

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-rrhagia*

same as rrhage but quirky

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Meaning conditon of excessive flow

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-rrhea

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Meaning flow/discharge

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-rrhexis

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Meaning rupture

BUUSTING OPen

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-sclerosis

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Meaning hardening

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-stenosis

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Meaning narrowing/contracting

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-therapy

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Meaning therapy??? wow (o_o)

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-trophy

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Meaning nourishment/growth

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-centesis

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Meaning surgical procedure

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-ectomy

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Meaning surgical removal

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-ostomy

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Meaning artificial opening

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-otomy

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Meaning cut in

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-pexy

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Meaning fixation

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-plasty

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Meaning surgical repair

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-tome

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Meaning cutting instrument

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-gram

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Meaning image/record

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-graphy

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Meaning recording

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-meter

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Meaning instrument for measuring

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-metry

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Meaning process of measuring

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-scope

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Meaning visual examination instrument

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-scopic

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Meaning observation/viewing

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-scopy

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Meaning visual examination

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-rrhaphy

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Meaning stitching up