UNIT 7 - The Urinary System - SUFFIXES Flashcards
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- al
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pertaining to
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- algia
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condition of pain
3
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- cele
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swelling, protrusion, hernia
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- clysis
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infusion, injection
5
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- dynia
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condition of pain
6
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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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- ferous
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pertaining to carrying, bearing
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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
11
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- graphy
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technique of making a tracing, xray, recording
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- iasis
A
abnormal condition
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- ic
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pertaining to
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- itis
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inflammation
15
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- lapaxy
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empty, wash out, evacuate
16
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- lithiasis
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abnormal condition of stones
17
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- log(ist)
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specialist who studies
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- lysis
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breakdown; separation; destruction; loosening
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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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- osis
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abnormal condition
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- ous
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pertaining to
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- pexy
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surgical fixation; to put in place
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- phyma
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tumour, boil
25
- plasty
surgical repair
26
- ptosis
falling, displaced, prolapsed
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- rrhage
bursting forth (of blood)
28
- rrhaphy
stitching, suturing
29
- sclerosis
abnormal condition of hardening
30
- scope
instrument for visual examination
31
- scopy
technique describing visual examination
32
- stomy
the formation of a new opening (to form a mouth)
33
- thermy
state of heat, process of heating
34
- tome
instrument used for cutting
35
- tomy
incision into
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- tripsy
act of crushing
37
- triptor
instrument to crush (using shock waves)
38
- trite
instrument to crush
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- uresis
excrete in urine
