Chapter 11 - suffixes Flashcards

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-al, -ar, -atic, -ic, -ory, -ous, -tic

A

pertaining to

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-cusis

A

hearing

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-ectomy

A

surgical removal; excision

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-esthesia

A

feeling; sensation

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-gram

A

record; image

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-ia

A

condition

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-ion

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process; state; condition

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-ism

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process; condition

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-itis

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inflammation

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-meter

A

measure

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-metry

A

process of measuring

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-motor

A

movement

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-oma

A

tumor; mass

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-opia

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vision condition

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-osmia

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smell condition

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-otia

A

ear condition

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-pathy

A

disease

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-pexy

A

surgical fixation

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-phobia

A

fear

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-plasty

A

surgical repair

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-plegia

A

paralysis

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-ptosis

A

droop; sag; prolapse; protrude

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-sclerosis

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hardening; thickening

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-scope

A

instrument used to view

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-scopy

A

visual examination using a scope

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-spasm

A

muscle contraction

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-stomy

A

surgical opening

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-tomy

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process of cutting; incision

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-tropia

A

to turn