UNIT 9 - The Eye - SUFFIXES Flashcards
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- agogic
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pertaining to inducing, stimulating
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- al
A
pertaining to
3
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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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- chalasis
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slackening, loosening
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- conus
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cone like protrusion
7
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- dialysis
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separating
8
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- ectomy
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surgical removal; excision; resection
9
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- erysis
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drag, draw, suck out
10
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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
12
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- graphy
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technique of making a tracing, xray, recording
13
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- gyric
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pertaining to circular motion
14
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- ia
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condition of
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- itis
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inflammation
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- kinesis
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movement
17
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- log(ist)
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specialist who studies
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- malacia
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condition of softening
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- meter
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measuring instrument
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- metrist
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person who measures
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- metry
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process of measuring
22
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- mileusis
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to carve
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- nyxis
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perforation, pricking, puncture
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- oedema
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swelling due to fluid
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- oma
tumor; mass; fluid collection
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- opia
vision condition
27
- pathy
disease
28
- pexy
surgical fixation; to put in place
29
- phobia
condition of having irrational fear/aversion
30
- plasty
surgical repair
31
- plegia
condition of paralysis
32
- ptosis
falling, displacement, prolapse
33
- rrhaphy
stitching, suturing
34
- rrhoea
excessive discharge/flow
35
- schisis
cleaving, splitting, parting
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- sclerosis
abnormal condition of hardening
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- scope
instrument for visual examination
38
- scopy
technique describing visual examination
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- spasm
involuntary contraction
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- synechia
condition of adhering together
41
- thermy
state of heat, process of heating
42
- tome
instrument used for cutting
43
- tomy
incision into
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- edema
swelling due to fluid
