Veterinarian Terms: Suffixes Flashcards

1
Q

-centesis

A

Surgical puncture into

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2
Q

-cyte

A

Cell

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3
Q

-ectomy

A

Surgical removal of

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4
Q

-emia

A

Blood

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5
Q

-gram

A

A record of

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6
Q

-graph

A

To record with an instrument

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7
Q

-grapy

A

The act of recording using an instrument

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8
Q

-ist

A

Person who studies…

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9
Q

-itis

A

Inflammation

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10
Q

-logy

A

The study of…

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11
Q

-lysis

A

To break down

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12
Q

-megaly

A

Enlargement of

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13
Q

-natal

A

Birth

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14
Q

-oma

A

Tumors

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15
Q

-osis

A

Condition of….

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16
Q

-oxia

A

Oxygen

17
Q

-pathy

A

Disease

18
Q

-penia

A

Deficiency of

19
Q

-pexy

A

To suture to

20
Q

-phagia

A

Eating/swallowing

21
Q

-plasty

A

To surgically repair

22
Q

-pnea

A

Breathing

23
Q

-rrhage

A

To burst

24
Q

-rrhea

A

To flow

25
Q

-scope

A

Instrument used to view

26
Q

-scopy

A

The act of using an instrument to view

27
Q

-spasm

A

Sudden involuntary contractions/tightenings

28
Q

-stomy

A

To create a new surgical opening

29
Q

-therapy

A

Treatment

30
Q

-tomy

A

To cut in surgically, to make an insicion

31
Q

-toxin

A

Poison