Veterinarian Terms: Suffixes Flashcards
1
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-centesis
A
Surgical puncture into
2
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-cyte
A
Cell
3
Q
-ectomy
A
Surgical removal of
4
Q
-emia
A
Blood
5
Q
-gram
A
A record of
6
Q
-graph
A
To record with an instrument
7
Q
-grapy
A
The act of recording using an instrument
8
Q
-ist
A
Person who studies…
9
Q
-itis
A
Inflammation
10
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-logy
A
The study of…
11
Q
-lysis
A
To break down
12
Q
-megaly
A
Enlargement of
13
Q
-natal
A
Birth
14
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-oma
A
Tumors
15
Q
-osis
A
Condition of….
16
Q
-oxia
A
Oxygen
17
Q
-pathy
A
Disease
18
Q
-penia
A
Deficiency of
19
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-pexy
A
To suture to
20
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-phagia
A
Eating/swallowing
21
Q
-plasty
A
To surgically repair
22
Q
-pnea
A
Breathing
23
Q
-rrhage
A
To burst
24
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-rrhea
A
To flow
25
-scope
Instrument used to view
26
-scopy
The act of using an instrument to view
27
-spasm
Sudden involuntary contractions/tightenings
28
-stomy
To create a new surgical opening
29
-therapy
Treatment
30
-tomy
To cut in surgically, to make an insicion
31
-toxin
Poison
