Unit 1 - Suffixes Flashcards by Andrea Griswold | Brainscape

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-ac

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pertaining to (cardiac)

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-al

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pertaining to (neural)

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-algia

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pain (arthralgia)

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-cyte

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cell (erythrocyte)

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-ectomy

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excision, removal (nephrectomy)

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-emia

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blood condition (anemia)

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-genic

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pertaining to; producing; produced by; produced in

carcinogenic

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-globin

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protein (hemoglobin)

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-gram

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record (cardiogram)

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-ic, -ical

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pertaining to (gastric)

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-ion

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process (excision)

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-ist

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specialist

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-itis

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inflammation

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-logy

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process of study

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-oma

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tumor, mass, swelling

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-opsy

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process of viewing (biopsy)

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-osis

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condition, usually abnormal (slight increase in numbers when used with blood cells)

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-pathy

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disease condition

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-scope

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instrument to visually examine

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-scopy

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process of visually examining

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-sis

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state of; condition (prognosis)

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-tomy

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process of cutting; incision

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-y

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process, condition

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-blast

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embryonic, immature

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-crine

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to secrete

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-drome

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to run

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-emia

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blood condition

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-itis

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inflammation

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-lith

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condition of stones

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-iasis

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abnormal condition

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-lysis

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breakdown, destruction, separation

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-megaly

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enlargement

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-malacia

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softening

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-plegia

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paralysis, palsy

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-rrhage

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bursting forth (of blood)

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-rrhea

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flow; discharge

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-trophy

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development; nourishment

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-oma

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tumor, mass, collection of fluid

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-pathy

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disease condition

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-cele

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hernia

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-coccus

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berry-shaped bacteria

- plural: cocci

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-genesis

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producing, forming

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-genic

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produced by or in

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-phobia

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fear

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-ptosis

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falling, dropping; prolapse

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-sclerosis

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hardening

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-stasis

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stopping, controlling, placing

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-therapy

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treatment

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-plasty

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surgical repair

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-plasia

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development, formation, growth

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-ectomy

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removal, excision

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-stomy

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new opening (to form a mouth)

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-tomy

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process of cutting

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-centesis

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surgical puncture to remove fluid

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-gram

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record

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-graph

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instrument for recording

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-graphy

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process of recording

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-scope

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instrument for visual examination

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-scopy

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visual examination

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-opsy

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view of

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-er

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one who

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-ia

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condition (pneumonia)

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-ist

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specialist

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-ole

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little, small (arteriole)

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-ule

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little, small (venule)

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-um, -ium

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structure, tissue, thing (pericardium)

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-y

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condition, process

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-oid

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resembling, originating from

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-tic

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pertaining to (necrotic)