Suffixes: Specialists And Specialties Flashcards

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-iatrician

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Practitioner

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-er, -ist

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One who

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-logist

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One who studies

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-ac, -al, -ic, -ical

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Pertaining to

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-logic, -logical

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Pertaining to the study of

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-iatrics, -iatry

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Medical profession or treatment

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-logy

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Study or science of

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-algia, -dynia

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Pain

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-cele

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Hernia

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-ectasia, -ectasis

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Dilation, enlargement, or stretching

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-edema

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Swelling

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-emesis

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Vomiting

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-emia

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Condition of the blood

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-ia, -iasis

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Condition

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-itis

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Inflammation

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-lith

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Stone or calculus

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-malacia

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Soft, softening

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-mania

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Excessive preoccupation

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-megaly

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Enlargement

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-oid

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Resembling

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-oma

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Tumor

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-osis

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Condition

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-pathy

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Disease

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-penia

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Deficiency

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-phobia

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Abnormal fear

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-ptosis

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Prolapse (sagging)

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-rrhage, -rrhagia

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Excessive bleeding or hemorrhage

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-rrhea

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Flow or discharge

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-rrhexis

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Rupture

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-spasm

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Twitching, cramp

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-stasis

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Stopping, controlling

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-able , -ible

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Capable of, able to

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-ac, -al, -an, -ar, -ary, -eal, -ic, -ive, -tic

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Pertaining to

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-ase

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Enzyme

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-eum, -ium

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Membrane

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-ia, -ism

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Condition or theory

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-iac

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One who suffers

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-opia

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Vision

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-ose

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Sugar

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-ous

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Pertaining to or characterized by

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-y

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State or condition