Surgical/Diagnostic/Pathological/Noun Suffixes Flashcards
1
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-centesis
A
Surgical puncture
2
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-ectomy
A
Excision; removal
3
Q
-lysis
A
Separation; destruction; loosening
4
Q
-pexy
A
Fixation (of an organ)
5
Q
-plasty
A
Surgical repair
6
Q
-stomy
A
Forming an opening (mouth)
7
Q
-tomy
A
Incision
8
Q
-tripsy
A
Crushing
9
Q
-gram
A
Record; writing
10
Q
-graphy
A
Process of recording
11
Q
-scope
A
Instrument for examining
12
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-scopy
A
Visual examination
13
Q
-algia, -dynia
A
Pain
14
Q
-cele
A
Hernia; swelling
15
Q
-ectasis
A
Dilation; expansion
16
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-edema
A
Swelling
17
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-emesis
A
Vomiting
18
Q
-emia
A
Blood Condition
19
Q
-gen, - genesis
A
Forming; producing; origin
20
Q
-iasis
A
Abnormal condition (produced by something specific)
21
Q
-itis
A
Inflammation
22
Q
-lith
A
Stone; calculus
23
Q
-malacia
A
Softening
24
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-megaly
A
enlargement
25
-oma
Tumor
26
-osis
Abnormal condition; increase
27
-pathy
Disease
28
-penia
Decrease; deficiency
29
-phagia
Eating; swallowing
30
-phasia
Speech
31
-phobia
Fear
32
-plasia, -plasm
Formation; growth
33
-plegia
paralysis
34
-rrhage, -rrhagia
Bursting forth
35
-rrhea
Discharge; flow
36
-sclerosis
Abnormal condition of hardening
37
-spasm
Involuntary contraction; twitching
38
-toxic
Poison
39
-trophy
Nourishment; development
40
-esis, -ia, -ism
Condition
