Chapter 2 Suffixes Flashcards
(46 cards)
1
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-centesis
A
surgical puncture
2
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-clasis
A
break apart
3
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-desis
A
surgical fixation, fusion
4
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-gram
A
a record or image
5
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-graphy
A
recording process
6
Q
-ion
A
process
7
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-meter
A
measure, measuring instrument
8
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-pexy
A
surgical fixation, suspension
9
Q
-phylaxis
A
protection
10
Q
-plasty
A
surgical repair
11
Q
-scope
A
instrument used for viewing
12
Q
-tome
A
cutting instrument
13
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-tomy
A
incision, to cut
14
Q
-tripsy
A
surgical crushing
15
Q
-clast
A
break apart
16
Q
-rrhaphy
A
suturing
17
Q
-iatry
A
treatment, specialty
18
Q
-logist
A
one who studies
19
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-logy
A
study or science of
20
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-practic
A
practice
21
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-ad
A
toward
22
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-emia
A
condition of blood
23
Q
-a
A
singular
24
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-ac
A
pertaining to
25
-ae
plural
26
-asthenia
weakness
27
-cele
hernia, swelling, protrusion
28
-dynia
condition of pain
29
-ia
condition of
30
-itis
inflammation
31
-oma
tumor
32
-penia
abnormal reduction in number, defiency
33
-plasia
formation, growth
34
-rrhagia
abnormal discharge
35
-rrhea
discharge
36
-rrhexis
rupture
37
-plegia
paralysis
38
-emesis
vomiting
39
-phasia
speaking
40
-oxia
condition of oxygen
41
-physis
growth
42
-malacia
softening
43
-drome
run, running (symptoms running together)
44
-opsy
view of
45
-phagia
eating or swallowing
46
-stasis
standing still
