Unit 1: Medical English-Suffixes Flashcards
1
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-ac
A
pertaining to
2
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-al
A
pertaining to
3
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-ar
A
pertaining to
4
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-ary
A
pertaining to
5
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-eal
A
pertaining to
6
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-ic
A
pertaining to
7
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-ous
A
pertaining to
8
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-tic
A
pertaining to
9
Q
-algia
A
pain
10
Q
-dynia
A
pain
11
Q
-cele
A
hernia (something that sicks out where it shouldn’t)
12
Q
-centesis
A
puncture
13
Q
-cide
A
killing
14
Q
-cyte
A
cell
15
Q
-desis
A
binding (by a disease process)
16
Q
-ectomy
A
removal
17
Q
-emia
A
blood condition
18
Q
-genic
A
creating; giving rise to
19
Q
-gram
A
written, visual record
20
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-graph
A
instrument used to produce a visual record
21
Q
-graphy
A
procedure used to produce a visual record
22
Q
-ia
A
condition; disease
23
Q
-y
A
condition; disease
24
Q
-iasis
A
presence of
25
Q
-iatrics
A
medical science
26
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-iatry
A
medical science
