Unit 1 - Introduction - suffixes Flashcards
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-plasty
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plastic, surgical repair, reconstruction
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-rrhaphy
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suture
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-centesis
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surgical puncture to remove fluid
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-desis
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surgical fixation, fusion
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-pexy
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fixation
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-clasis
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to break
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-tripsy
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surgical crushing
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-therapy
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treatment
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-surgery
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surgery, operative procedure
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-clysis
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irrigation, washing
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-apheresis
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removal
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-algia
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pain
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-dynia
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pain
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-agra
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excessive pain
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-asthenia
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lack of strength, weakness
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-emesis
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vomit
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-rrhoea
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flow, discharge
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-spasm
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contraction of muscles, sudden
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-pathy
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disease condition
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-ema
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condition
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-ia
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conditon
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-iasis
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abnormal condition
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-osis
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condition, usually abnormal
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-esis
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condition
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-ism
condition
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-ity
condition
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-atresia
congenital absence of a normal body opening, occlusion or closure of the opening
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-cele
protrusion, hernia
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-ectasis
stretching, dilation, expansion
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-aemia
blood condition
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-drome
to run
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-megaly
enlargement
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-ptosis
drooping, sag, prolapse
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-rrhage
bursting forth
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-rrhagia
bursting forth
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-ase
enzyme
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-crit
to separate
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-cyte
cell
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-ectomy
excision of, removal of, cutting out
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-tome
instrument for cutting
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-tomy
incision into, cut in to
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-stomy
formation of a mouth or artificial opening, creation of an opening between two structures
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-lysis
destruction, loosening, breakdown, separation
