unit one medical term: Common suffixes Flashcards
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-algia
A
pain
2
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-asthen(o)
A
weakness
3
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-blast
A
immature cell
4
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-cele
A
pertaining to a tumor, hernia, swelling, or protrusion
5
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-centesis
A
procedure in which an organ or body cavity is punctured, often to drain excess fluid or take samples for laboratory tests
6
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-cyte
A
cell
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-dynia
A
pain
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-ectomy
A
surgical removal of
9
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-emia
A
pertaining to the presence of a substance in the blood
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-gen (or -genic)
A
causing
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-gram
A
record
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-graph
A
a record or the instrument used to create the record
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-ia
A
state or condition
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-iasis
A
abnormal condition
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-iatry
A
medical treatment
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-ism
A
state of
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-itis
A
inflammation
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-logist
A
person who studies
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-logy
A
study of
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-lysis
A
decline, disintegration, destruction
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-megaly
A
enlargement of
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-meter
A
instrument for measuring
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-metry
A
process of measuring
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-oid
A
resembling
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-oma
tumor
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-osis
pertaining to a disease process or abnormal condition
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-ostomy
surgical creation of an opening or hole
28
-otomy
surgical incision
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-pathy
disease or a system for treating disease
30
-phagia
pertaining to eating or swallowing
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-phasia
pertaining to speech
32
-phobia
pertaining to an irrational fear
33
-plasty
plastic surgery
34
-plegia
paralysis
35
-pnea
pertaining to breathing
36
-ptosis
drooping
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-rrhagia
abnormal flow condition
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-rrhage
abnormal or excessive flow or discharge
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-rrhaphy
suture of; repair of
40
-rrhea
flow or discharge
41
-rrhexis
rupture
42
-sclerosis
hardening
43
-sis
process, action, or condition
44
-scope
instrument for examination
45
-scopy
examination with an instrument
46
-stenosis
narrowing
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-taxis
order, arrangement of
48
-therapy
treatment
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-trophic (or -trophy)
pertaining to nutrition, development
50
-ule
small
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-ac
-al
-an
-ar
-ary
-atic
-eal
-iac
-ic
-ile
pertaining to
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-ile
-ine
-ior
-nic
-ory
-ose
-ous
-tic
pertaining to
