Chapter 1: Suffixes Flashcards
(51 cards)
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-dynia
A
Pain
1
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-Algia
A
Pain
2
Q
-emesis
A
Vomiting
3
Q
-centesis
A
Surgical puncture to remove fluid
4
Q
-ectomy
A
Removal
5
Q
-emia
A
Blood condition
6
Q
-genic
A
Produced by or in
7
Q
-gram
A
Record
8
Q
-graph
A
Instrument for recording
9
Q
-graphy
A
Process of recording
10
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-ia
A
Condition
11
Q
-ion
A
Process
12
Q
-itis
A
Inflammation
13
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-ium
A
Structure or tissue
14
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-lapse
A
To slide or to sag
15
Q
-lysis
A
Breakdown
16
Q
-malacia
A
Softening
17
Q
-megaly
A
Enlargement
18
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-mission
A
To send
19
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-oid
A
Resembling
20
Q
-oma
A
Tumor or mass
21
Q
-osis
A
Abnormal condition
22
Q
-pathy
A
Disease condition
23
Q
-penia
A
Decrease
24
-pexy
To put in place
25
-phagia
To eat or to swallow
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-phoria
To carry, or feeling
27
-plasty
Surgical repair
28
-rrhage
Bursting forth
29
-rrhagia
Bursting forth
30
-rrhaphy
Suture
31
-rrhea
Discharge
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-rrhexis
Rupture
33
-sclerosis
Hardening
34
-scope
Instrument for visual examination
35
-scopy
Visual examination
36
-stomy
New opening to the outside of the body
37
-therapy
Treatment
38
-tomy
Incision, or process of cutting
39
-um
Structure or tissue
40
-us
Structure or tissue
41
-ac
Pertaining to
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-al
Pertaining to
43
-an
Pertaining to
44
-ar
Pertaining to
45
-ary
Pertaining to
46
-eal
Pertaining to
47
-ic
Pertaining to
48
-ine
Pertaining to
49
-ous
Pertaining to
50
-tic
Pertaining to
