Suffixes (surgery, diagnosis, symptoms) Flashcards
1
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-age
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related to
2
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-centesis
A
surgical puncture
3
Q
-cid
A
kill
4
Q
-cis
A
cut, kill, excise
5
Q
-clasis
A
to break down, re-fracture
6
Q
-desis
A
binding, stabilization
7
Q
-ectomy
A
excision, removal
8
Q
-iatry
A
healing by a physician
9
Q
-ion
A
process
10
Q
-lysis
A
loosen, free from adhesions, destruction
11
Q
-osis
A
condition of
12
Q
-os/tomy
A
mouth, forming an opening
13
Q
-pexy
A
fixation, suspension
14
Q
-plasty
A
formation, plastic repair
15
Q
-stasis
A
stop, control
16
Q
-therapy
A
treatment
17
Q
-tomy
A
incision, to cut into
18
Q
-tripsy
A
to crush
19
Q
-algia
A
pain
20
Q
-cele
A
hernia, swelling
21
Q
-dynia
A
pain
22
Q
-ectasis
A
dilation, expansion
23
Q
-emia
A
blood
24
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-gen
A
producing, beginning
25
-gram
record, picture
26
-graph
instrument for recording
27
-graphy
process of recording
28
-iasis
abnormal condition, formation of, presence of
29
-itis
inflammation
30
-logy
study of
31
-malacia
softening
32
-megaly
enlargement
33
-meter
instrument for measuring
34
-metry
process of measuring
35
-oid
resemble
36
-oma
tumor
37
-osis
abnormal condition
38
-pathy
disease
39
-penia
decrease, deficiency
40
-phagia
eating, swallowing
41
-phasia
speech
42
-phobia
fear
43
-plegia
paralysis
44
-ptosis
prolapse, falling, dropping
45
-rrhage
burst forth
46
-rrhea
discharge, flow
47
-rrhexis
rupture
48
-sclerosis
hardening
49
-scopy
examination, view
50
-spasm
involuntary contraction, twitching of a muscle
