Chapter 2 - Suffixes Flashcards by Julie McFadden | Brainscape

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Compound words

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Words that contain more than one word root

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-itis

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inflammation

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-emesis

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vomiting

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-dynia

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pain

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-logy

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study of

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-centesis

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surgical puncture

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Surgical suffixes

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describe a type of invasive procedure performed on a body type

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Diagnostic suffixes

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describe a procedure performed to identify the cause and nature of an illness

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Pathological suffixes

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describe an abnormal condition or disease

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-centesis (surgical suffix)

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surgical puncture

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-clasis (surgical suffix)

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to break; surgical fracture

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-desis (surgical suffix)

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binding, fixation (of a bone or joint)

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-ectomy (surgical suffix)

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excision, removal

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-lysis (surgical suffix)

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separation; destruction; loosening

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-pexy (surgical suffix)

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fixation (of an organ)

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-plasty (surgical suffix)

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surgical repair

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-rrhaphy (surgical suffix)

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suture

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-stomy (surgical suffix)

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forming an opening (mouth)

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-tome (surgical suffix)

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instrument to cut

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-tomy (surgical suffix)

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incision

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-tripsy (surgical suffix)

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crushing

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-gram (diagnostic suffix)

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record, writing

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-graph (diagnostic suffix)

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instrument for writing

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-graphy (diagnostic suffix)

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process of recording

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-meter (diagnostic suffix)

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instrument for recording

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-metry (diagnostic suffix)

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act of measuring

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-scope (diagnostic suffix)

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instrument for examining

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-scopy (diagnostic suffix)

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visual examination

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-algia (pathological and related)

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pain

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-dynia (pathological and related)

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pain

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-cele (pathological and related)

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hernia, swelling

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-ectasis (pathological and related)

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dilation, expansion

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-edema (pathological and related)

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swelling

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-emesis (pathological and related)

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vomiting

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-emia (pathological and related)

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blood condition

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-gen (pathological and related)

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forming, producing, origin

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-genesis (pathological and related)

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forming, producing, origin

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-iasis (pathological and related)

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abnormal condition (produced by something specified)

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-itis (pathological and related)

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inflammation

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-lith (pathological and related)

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stone, calculus

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-malacia (pathological and related)

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softening

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-megaly (pathological and related)

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enlargement

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-oma (pathological and related)

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tumor

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-osis (pathological and related)

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abnormal condition; increase (used primarily with blood cells)

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-pathy (pathological and related)

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disease

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-penia (pathological and related)

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decrease, deficiency

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-phagia (pathological and related)

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eating, swallowing

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-phasia (pathological and related)

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speech

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-phobia (pathological and related)

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fear

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-plasia (pathological and related)

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formation, growth

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-plasm (pathological and related)

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new formation or growth

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-plegia (pathological and related)

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paralysis

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-ptosis (pathological and related)

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prolapse, downward displacement

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rrhage (pathological and related)

- rrhagia

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bursting forth (of)

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-rrhea (pathological and related)

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discharge, flow

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-rrhexis (pathological and related)

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rupture

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-sclerosis (pathological and related)

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abnormal condition of hardening

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-spasm (pathological and related)

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involuntary contraction, twitching

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-stenosis (pathological and related)

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narrowing, stricture

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-toxic (pathological and related)

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poison

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-trophy (pathological and related)

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nourishment, development

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-ac (adjective: grammatical suffix)

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pertaining to

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-al (adjective: grammatical suffix)

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pertaining to

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-ar (adjective: grammatical suffix)

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pertaining to

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-ary (adjective: grammatical suffix)

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pertaining to

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-eal (adjective: grammatical suffix)

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pertaining to

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-ic (adjective: grammatical suffix)

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pertaining to

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ical (adjective: grammatical suffix)

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pertaining to

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-ile (adjective: grammatical suffix)

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pertaining to

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-ior (adjective: grammatical suffix)

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pertaining to

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-ous (adjective: grammatical suffix)

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pertaining to

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-tic (adjective: grammatical suffix)

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pertaining to

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-esis (noun: grammatical suffix)

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condition

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-ia (noun: grammatical suffix)

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condition

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-ism (noun: grammatical suffix)

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condition

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-iatry (noun: grammatical suffix)

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medicine; treatment

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-ician (noun: grammatical suffix)

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specialist

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-ist (noun: grammatical suffix)

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specialist

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-y (noun: grammatical suffix)

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condition; process

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-icle (diminutive suffix)

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small, minute

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-ole (diminutive suffix)

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small, minute

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-ule (diminutive suffix)

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small, minute