Unit 1 Suffixes Flashcards

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1
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-a

A

word ending
no meaning

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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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-ar

A

pertaining to

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5
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-ary

A

pertaining to

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6
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-cele

A

hernia (something that sticks out where it shouldn’t)

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7
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-centesis

A

puncture

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8
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-desis

A

binding together by a disease process

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9
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-dynia

A

pain

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10
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-e

A

word ending
no meaning

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11
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-eal

A

pertaining to

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12
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-ectomy

A

cutting out of

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13
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-emia

A

present in blood, indicating disease

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14
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-esis

A

process

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15
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-etic

A

a drug or condition causing a process

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16
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-eum

A

anatomical structure word ending

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17
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-gram

A

a record of a test of procedure

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18
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-graphy

A

a test of procedure

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19
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-hypertrophy

A

too much growth

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20
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-ia

A

disease

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21
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-iac

A

pertaining to

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22
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-ial

A

pertaining to

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23
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-iasis

A

presence of an abnormality

24
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-ic

A

pertaining to

25
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-is

A

anatomical structure word ending

26
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-itis

A

inflammation

27
Q

-ium

A

anatomical structure word ending

28
Q

-lith

A

stone

29
Q

-logist

A

one who studies

30
Q

-logy

A

study of

31
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-lysis

A

breaking down, destroying

32
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-malacia

A

softening due to disease

33
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-megaly

A

enlargement due to disease

34
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-oid

A

looks like, resembles

35
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-oma

A

tumor

36
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-on

A

unit of anatomical structure

37
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-osis

A

process

38
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-pathy

A

state of disease

39
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-penia

A

low levels of

40
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-pexy

A

surgical fixation

41
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-plasty

A

surgical revision

42
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-poiesis

A

creation process

43
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-ptosis

A

drooping

44
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-rrhage

A

bursting forth

45
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-rrhaphy

A

suturing

46
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-rrhea

A

abnormal flow

47
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-rrhexis

A

rupture

48
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-scler

A

hardening

49
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-scope

A

instrument for looking inside

50
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-scopy

A

the process of looking inside

51
Q

-spasm

A

involuntary contraction

52
Q

-stomy

A

creating an opening (or “mouth”) with surgery

53
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-tomy

A

cutting

54
Q

-trophy

A

nourishment, growth

55
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-uria

A

present in urine, indicating disease

56
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-y

A

disease