UNIT 4 - The Cardiovascular System - SUFFIXES Flashcards
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- algia
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condition of pain
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- ar
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pertaining to
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- centesis
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surgical puncture to remove fluid
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- clysis
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infusion, injection
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- ectasis
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dilation; dilatation; widening
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- ectomy
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surgical removal; excision; resection
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- genesis
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pertaining to the formation, produced by or in
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- gram
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tracing, xray, recording
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- graph
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instrument for creating a tracing, xray, recording
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- graphy
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technique of making a tracing, xray, recording
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- ia
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condition of
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- ic
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pertaining to
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- itis
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inflammation
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- ium
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structure; tissue
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- lith
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stones
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- logy
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study of
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- lysis
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breakdown; separation; destruction; loosening
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- megaly
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enlargment
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- meter
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measuring instrument
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- metry
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process of measuring
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- oma
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tumor; mass; fluid collection
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- osis
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abnormal condition
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- ous
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pertaining to
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- pathy
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disease
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- pexy
surgical fixation; to put in place
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- plasty
surgical repair
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- poiesis
formation
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- rrhaphy
stitching, suturing
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- rrhage
bursting forth (of blood)
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- sclerosis
abnormal condition of hardening
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- scope
instrument for visual examination
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- stasis
stopping, controlling, cessation of movement
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- tome
instrument used for cutting
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- tomy
incision into
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- um
structure; tissue
