Chapter 1 - Common Suffixes Flashcards by Haddon Canfield | Brainscape

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-ac
-al
-ar
-ary
-eal
-ic
-tic
-ous

A

pertaining to

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-ia
-ism

A

condition
pneumonia; autism

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-ium

A

tissue, structure
pericardium

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-y

A

condition, procedure
hypertrophy

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-icle
-ole
-ule
-ula

A

small
ventricle; arteriole; pustule; uvula

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-iatrics
-iatry

A

medical science
pediatrics; psychiatry

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-iatrist

A

specialist in medicine of
psychiatrist

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-ist

A

specialist
dentist

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-logist

A

specialist in the study of
psychologist

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-logy

A

study of
psychology

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-algia
AL-jah
-dynia
DIN-ee-ah or DAI-nee-ah

A

pain
myalgia; gastrodynia

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-cele
SEEL

A

hernia (a bulging of tissue into an area where it doesn’t belong)
hydrocele

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-emia
EEM-ee-ah

A

blood condition
leukemia

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-iasis
AI-ah-sis

A

presence of
lithiasis

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-itis
AIT-is

A

inflammation
arthritis

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-lysis
LIH-sis

A

loosen, breakdown
hemolysis

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-malacia
mah-LAY-shee-ah

A

abnormal softening
osteomalacia

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-megaly
MEG-ah-lee

A

enlargement
hepatomegaly

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-oid
OYD

A

resembling
keloid

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-oma
OH-mah

A

tumor
melanoma

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-osis
OH-sis

A

condition
thrombosis

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-pathy
pah-thee

A

disease
myopathy

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-penia
PEE-nee-ah

A

deficiency
leukopenia

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-ptosis
puh-TOH-sis

A

drooping
nephroptosis

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-rrhage
RJ
-rrhagia
RAY-jee-ah

A

excessive flow
hemorrhage; menorrhagia

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-rrhea
REE-ah

A

flow
diarrhea

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-rrhexis
REK-sis

A

rupture
metrorrhexis

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-spasm
spazm

A

involuntary contraction
myospasm

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-centesis
sin-TEE-sis

A

puncture
amniocentesis

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-gram
gram

A

written record
cardiogram

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-graph
graf

A

instrument used to produce a record
cardiograph

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-graphy
grah-fee

A

writing procedure
cardiography

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-meter
meet-er

A

instrument used to measure
cephalometer

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-metry
meh-tree

A

process of measuring
cephalometry

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-scope
skohp

A

instrument used to look
arthroscope

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-scopy
skoh-pee

A

process of looking
arthroscopy

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-desis
DEE-sis

A

binding, fixation
arthrodesis

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-ectomy
EK-toh-mee

A

removal
vasectomy

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-pexy
PEK-see

A

surgical fixation
retinopexy

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-plasty
PLAS-tee

A

reconstruction
rhinoplasty

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-rrhaphy
rah-fee

A

suture
herniorrhaphy

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-stomy
stoh-mee

A

creation of an opening
colostomy

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-tomy
toh-mee

A

incision
dermotomy