W2: SUFFIXES Flashcards by Craig Abel | Brainscape

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Centesis

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Surgical, surgical puncture

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Clasis

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Surgical, to break, surgical fracture

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Desis

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Surgical, binding, fixation (of a bone or joint)

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Ectomy

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Surgical, excision, removal

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Lysis

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Surgical, separation, destruction, loosening

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Pexy

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Surgical, fixation (of an organ)

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Plasty

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Surgical, surgical repair

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Rrhaphy

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Surgical, suture

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Stomy

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Surgical, forming an opening (mouth)

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Tome

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Surgical, instrument to cut

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Tomy

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Surgical, incision

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Tripsy

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Surgical, crushing

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Gram

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Diagnostic, record, writing

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Graph

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Diagnostic, instrument for recording

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Graphy

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Diagnostic, process of recording

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Scope

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Diagnostic, instrument for examining

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Scopy

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Diagnostic, visual examination

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Algia

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Pathological, pain

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Dynia

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Pathological, pain

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Cele

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Pathological, hernia, swelling

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Ectasis

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Pathological, dilation, expansion

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Emesis

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Pathological, vomiting

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Emia

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Pathological, blood condition

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Gen

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Pathological, forming, producing, origin

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Genesis

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Pathological, forming, producing, origin

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Itis

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Pathological, inflammation

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Malacia

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Pathological, softening

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Megaly

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Pathological, enlargement

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Oma

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Pathological, tumor

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Osis

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Pathological, abnormal condition, increase (used primarily with blood cells)

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Pathy

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Pathological, disease

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Penia

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Pathological, decrease, deficiency

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Phobia

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Pathological, fear

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Plegia

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Pathological, paralysis

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Ptosis

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Pathological, prolapse, downward displacement

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Rrhea

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Pathological, discharge, flow

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Rrhexis

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Pathological, rupture

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Sclerosis

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Pathological, abnormal condition of hardening

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Spasm

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Pathological, involuntary contraction, twitching

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Stenosis

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Pathological, narrowing, stricture

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Toxic

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Pathological, poison

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Pertaining to

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Grammatical, ac, al, ar, ary, eal, ic, ior, ous, tic

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Ia, ism

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Grammatical, condition

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iatry, ist

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Grammatical, medicine, treatment

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Y

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Grammatical, condition, process

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Icle, ole, ule

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Grammatical, small, minute