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

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  • cele
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swelling, protrusion, hernia

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  • clysis
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infusion, injection

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  • dynia
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condition of pain

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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

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  • graphy
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technique of making a tracing, xray, recording

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  • iasis
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abnormal condition

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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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  • lapaxy
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empty, wash out, evacuate

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  • lithiasis
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abnormal condition of stones

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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

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  • plasty
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surgical repair

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  • ptosis
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falling, displaced, prolapsed

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  • rrhage
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bursting forth (of blood)

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  • rrhaphy
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stitching, suturing

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  • sclerosis
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abnormal condition of hardening

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  • scope
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instrument for visual examination

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  • scopy
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technique describing visual examination

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  • stomy
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the formation of a new opening (to form a mouth)

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  • thermy
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state of heat, process of heating

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  • tome
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instrument used for cutting

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  • tomy
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incision into

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  • tripsy
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act of crushing

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  • triptor
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instrument to crush (using shock waves)

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  • trite
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instrument to crush

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  • uresis
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excrete in urine