Ch 1 Suffix Terms Flashcards

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-er, -ist

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One who

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-iatrician

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Practitioner

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-logist

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One who studies; specialist

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-itis

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Inflammation

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-pnea

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breathing

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-cele

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-iasis

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-pathy

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-ary

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-al

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Pertaining to

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-logy

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Study or science of

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-itis

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Inflammation

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13
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-plasty

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Plastic surgery

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-rrhea

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Means flow or Discharge

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-tomy

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Incision, cutting into

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osis-

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-megaly

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-emesis

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-scopy

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Means visual examination

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-phagia

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Eating, swallowing

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-ism

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Condition or process

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-ium

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-emia

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blood condition

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-ectomy

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-ac, -al, -ar, -ic, -ical

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pertaining to

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-iatrics, -iatry

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medical profession or treatment

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-logic, logical

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pertaining to the science or study

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-esthesia

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Means sensitivity to pain