Suffixes-Unit 1 Flashcards

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1
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-a

A

No meaning

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2
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-al

A

Pertaining to

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3
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-algia

A

Pain

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4
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-ary

A

Pertaining to

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5
Q

-cele

A

Hernia (something that sticks out when it shouldn’t)

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6
Q

-centesis

A

Puncture

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7
Q

-desis

A

Binding together

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8
Q

-dynia

A

Pain

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9
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-e

A

No meaning

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10
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-eal

A

Pertaining to

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11
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-ectomy

A

Cutting out of

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12
Q

-emia

A

Present in blood, indicating disease

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13
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-esis

A

Process

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14
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-etic

A

A drug or condition causing a process

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15
Q

-eum

A

Anatomical structure word ending

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16
Q

-gram

A

A record of a test or procedure

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17
Q

-graphy

A

A test or procedure

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18
Q

-hypertrophy

A

Too much growth

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19
Q

-ia

A

Disease

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20
Q

-iac

A

Pertaining to

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21
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-ial

A

Pertaining to

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22
Q

-iasis

A

Presence of an abnormality

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23
Q

-ic

A

Pertaining to

24
Q

-is

A

Anatomical structure word ending

25
Q

-itis

A

Inflammation

26
Q

-ium

A

Anatomical structure word ending

27
Q

-lith

A

Stone

28
Q

-logist

A

One who studies

29
Q

-logy

A

The study of

30
Q

-lysis

A

Breaking down; destroying

31
Q

-malacia

A

Softening due to disease

32
Q

-oid

A

Looks like; resembles

33
Q

-megaly

A

Enlargement due to disease

34
Q

-oid

A

Looks like; resembles

35
Q

-Oma

A

Tumor

36
Q

-on

A

Unit of anatomical structure

37
Q

-osis

A

Process

38
Q

-pathy

A

State of disease

39
Q

-penia

A

Low levels of

40
Q

-pexy

A

Surgical fixation

41
Q

-plasty

A

Surgical revision

42
Q

-poiesis

A

Creation process

43
Q

-ptosis

A

Drooping

44
Q

-rrhage

A

Bursting forth

45
Q

-rraphy

A

Suturing

46
Q

-rrhea

A

Abnormal flow

47
Q

-rrhexis

A

Rupture

48
Q

-scler

A

Hardening

49
Q

-scope

A

Instrument for looking inside

50
Q

-scopy

A

The process of looking inside

51
Q

-spasm

A

Involuntary contraction

52
Q

-stomy

A

Creating an opening with surgery (mouth)

53
Q

-tomy

A

Cutting

54
Q

-trophy

A

Nourishment; growth

55
Q

-uria

A

Present in urine, indicating disease

56
Q

-y

A

Disease