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Week 1: Appendix I SUFFIXES Flashcards

1
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-ad

A

to, toward

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-aesthesia, -esthesia

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sensation

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-al

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characterized by, pertaining to

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-algia

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pain

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-ase

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enzyme

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-asthenia

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weakness

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-cele

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swelling, tumor

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-centesis

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puncture, tapping

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9
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-ceps

A

head

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-cidal

A

killing

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-cide

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causing death

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-cise

A

cut

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-clast

A

to break

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14
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-coele

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cavity

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15
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-crine

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to excrete

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-cyst

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bladder, bag

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-cyte

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cell, cellar

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-duction

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to pull or move

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-dynia

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pain

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-ectomy

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cutting out, surgical removal

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21
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-edema

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fluid buildup

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22
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-emesis

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vomiting

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23
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-emia

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blood

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-esthesia

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sensation

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25
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-extension

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increasing the joint of the angle

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26
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-flextion

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bending

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27
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-form

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shape

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-fuge

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driving away

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-gen, -genesis, -genetic, -gentic,
-genous

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arising from, origin, formation

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30
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-glia

A

pertaining to glial cells

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-globin, -gobulin

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protein

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32
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-gram

A

recorded information

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-graph

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instrument for recording

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-graphy

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process of recording

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-ia

A

condition

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36
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-iasis

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condition of

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-ic, -ical

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pertaining to

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-ician

A

specialist in the field

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-id

A

having the characteristics of

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-ism

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condition, theory, process

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-itis

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inflammation of

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-ium

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membrane

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-ive

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with the properties of

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-ize

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to become, to cause to be, to treat by special method

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-kinesis, -kinetic

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motion

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-lepsis, -lepsy

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seizure, convlusion

46
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-lith

A

stone

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-logy

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science of, study of

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-lysis

A

setting free, disintegration, decomposition

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-malacia

A

abnormal softening

50
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-mania

A

abnormal desire or compulsion

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-megaly

A

enlargement

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-meter

A

measure

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-metrist

A

one who measures

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-metry

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process of measuring

55
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-motor

A

movement

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-odynia

A

pain

57
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-oid

A

resembling

58
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-ole

A

small, little

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-oma

A

tumor

60
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-opia

A

vision

61
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-opsy

A

to view

62
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-osis

A

disease, condition of

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-or

A

relating to

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-ostomy

A

to make a mouth, mouth

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-otomy

A

incision, surgical incision

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-ous

A

having

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-pathy

A

disease, suffering

68
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-pelvic

A

pelvis

69
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-penia

A

too few, lack, decreased

70
Q

-pexy

A

surgical fixation

71
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-phage, -phagia

A

eating, consuming, swallowing

72
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-phobia

A

fear, abnormal fear

73
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-phylaxis

A

protection

74
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-plasia

A

formation to development

75
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-plastic

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molded

76
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-plasty

A

operation to reconstruct, surgical repair

77
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-plegia

A

paralysis

78
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-pnea

A

breathing

79
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-poiesis

A

to make or produce

80
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-ptysis

A

spitting

81
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-receptor

A

cell that can send a signal to the brain

82
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-rrhage, -rrhagia

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abnormal or excessive discharge, hemorrhage, flow

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-rrhaphy

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suture of

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-rrhea

A

flow, discharge

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-sarcoma

A

malignant tumor

86
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-scelerosis

A

hardening

87
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-scope

A

instrument used to examine

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-scopy

A

examining

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-sepsis

A

posioning, infection

90
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-spasm

A

cramp or switching

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-stalsis

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stoppage

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-stomy

A

opening

93
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-thalamus

A

pertaining to a thalamus

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-therapy

A

treatment

95
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-thermy

A

heat

96
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-thorax

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chest

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-tomo

A

cutting instrument

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-tory

A

pertaining to

99
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-tomy

A

incision, section

100
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-toxic

A

poison

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-tripsy

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surgical crushing

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-trophy

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turning , tendency

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-tropic

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in response to a stimulus

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-tropy

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turning, tendency

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-ula, -ule

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little

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-uretic

A

pertaining to urine

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-uria

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urine

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-verse, -version

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turned or directed

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