Medical Terms Suffixes Flashcards

1
Q

-oma

A

Tumor or Mass or Swelling

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2
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-itis

A

Inflammation

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3
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-logy

A

Study of

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4
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-opsy

A

To view

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5
Q

-ic / -al / -eal / -ary/ -ous/ -tic

A

Pertaining to

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6
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-vascular

A

Pertaining the blood vessel

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7
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-gram

A

Record

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8
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-cyte

A

Cell

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9
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-scopy

A

Observing or Examination of

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10
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-sis

A

State of

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11
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-globin

A

Protein

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12
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-tomy

A

Cutting into, Incision

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13
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-ectomy

A

Surgical removal, Excision

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14
Q

-ist

A

Specialist

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15
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-osis

A

Abnormal condition

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16
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-algia

A

Condition of pain

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17
Q

-emia

A

Blood condition

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18
Q

-ia

A

Condition

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19
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-ism

A

Process, condition

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20
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-megaly

A

Enlargement

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21
Q

-pathy

A

Disease condition

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22
Q

-rrhea

A

Flow, discharge

23
Q

-rrhage || -rrhegia

A

Excessive discharge of blood

24
Q

-sclerosis

A

Hardening

25
Q

-uria

A

Condition of urine

26
Q

-centesis

A

Surgical puncture to removal fluid

27
Q

-graphy

A

Process of Recording

28
Q

-lysis

A

Separation, breakdown, Destruction

29
Q

-plasty

A

Surgical repair or Surgical correction

30
Q

-stomy

A

Opening

31
Q

-therapy

A

Treatment

32
Q

-scope

A

Instrument of viewing

33
Q

-dipsia

A

thirst

34
Q

-gen

A

gen

35
Q

-lapse

A

to fall, slide

36
Q

-meter

A

to measure

37
Q

-mission

A

to send

38
Q

-mortem

A

death

39
Q

-partum

A

birth

40
Q

-phagia

A

Eating or devouring

41
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-phasia

A

Speech

42
Q

-plasm

A

formation (tissue)

43
Q

-ation

A

process, condition

44
Q

-plegia

A

paralysis

45
Q

-pnea

A

breathing

46
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-stasis

A

to stand, place, stop, control

47
Q

-tension

A

pressure

48
Q

-thesis

A

to put, place (state of putting or placing)

49
Q

-trophy

A

nourishment; development

50
Q

-um

A

structure

51
Q

-y

A

process, condition

52
Q

-pexy

A

Surgical fixation

53
Q

-cele

A

tumor, hernia, or swelling