Chapter 3: Suffixes Flashcards
(121 cards)
1
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abdomin/o
A
Abdomen
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acr/o
A
Extremities, top, extreme point
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acu/o
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Sharp, severe, sudden
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aden/o
A
Gland
5
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adip/o
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Fat
6
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amni/o
A
Amnion (sac surrounding the embryo in the uterus)
7
Q
angi/o
A
Vessel
8
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arteri/o
A
Artery
9
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arthr/o
A
Joint
10
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axill/o
A
Armpit
11
Q
bi/o
A
Life
12
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blephar/o
A
Eyelid
13
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bronch/o
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Bronchial tubes (two tubes, one left and one right, that branch from the trachea to enter the lungs)
14
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carcin/o
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Cancer
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cardi/o
A
Heart
16
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chem/o
A
Drug, chemical
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chondr/o
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Cartilage
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chron/o
A
Time
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col/o
A
Colon (large intestines)
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cyst/o
A
Urinary bladder
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encephal/o
A
Brain
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erythr/o
A
Red
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hem/o
A
Blood
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hepat/o
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Liver
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hydr/o
Water, fluid
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inguin/o
Groin
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isch/o
To hold back
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lapar/o
Abdomen, abdominal wall
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laryng/o
Larynx
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leuk/o
White
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lymph/o
Lymph (clear fluid that bathes tissue spaces and is contained in lymph vessels and nodes throughout the body)
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mamm/o
Breast
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mast/o
Breast
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morph/o
Shape, form
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muc/o
Mucus
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my/o
Muscle
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myel/o
Spinal cord; bone marrow (context of usage indicates the meaning intended.
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necr/o
Death (of cells or whole body)
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nephr/o
Kidney
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neur/o
Nerve
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neutr/o
Neutrophil (a white blood cell)
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Nucle/o
Nucleus
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ophthalm/o
Eye
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opi/o
Opium
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oste/o
Bone
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ot/o
Ear
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path/o
Disease
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peritone/o
Peritoneum
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phag/o
To eat, swallow
50
phleb/o
Vein
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plas/o
Formation, development
52
pleur/o
Pleura (membrane surrounding lungs and adjacent to chest wall)
53
pneumon/o
Lungs
54
pulmon/o
Lungs
55
radi/o
X-rays
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rect/o
Rectum
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ren/o
Kidney
58
rhin/o
Nose
59
sarc/o
Flesh
60
splen/o
Spleen
61
staphyl/o
Clusters
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strept/o
Twisted chains
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thorac/o
Chest
64
thromb/o
Clot
65
tonsill/o
Tonsils
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trache/o
Trachea (windpipe)
67
ven/o
Vein
68
-algia
Pain
69
-cele
Hernia
70
-centesis
Puncture to remove fluid
71
-coccus (singular)
-cocci (plural)
Berry-shaped bacterium/bacteria (plural)
72
-cyte
Cell
73
-dynia
Pain
74
-ectomy
Excision, removal, resection
75
-emia
Blood condition
76
-genesis
Condition of producing, forming
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-gram
Record
78
-graph
Instrument for recording
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-graphy
Process of recording
80
-itis
Inflammation
81
-logy
Study of
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-lysis
Breakdown, destruction, separation
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-malacia
Softening
84
-megaly
Enlargement
85
-oma
Tumor, mass, collection of fluid
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-opsy
To view
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-osis
Condition, usually abnormal
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-pathy
Disease condition
89
-penia
Deficiency
90
-phobia
Fear
91
-plasia
Development, formation, growth
92
-plasty
Surgical repair
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-ptosis
Drooping, falling, prolapse
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-rrhea
Flow, discharge
95
-sclerosis
Hardening
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-scope
Instrument for visual examination
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-scopy
Process of visual examination (with an endoscope)
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-stasis
Controlling, stopping
99
-stomy
Opening to form a mouth (stoma)
100
-therapy
Treatment
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-tomy
Incision, cutting into
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-trophy
Development, nourishment
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-er
One who
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-ia
Condition
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-ist
Specialist
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-oid
Resembling, derived from
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-ole
Little, small
108
-ule
Little, small
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-um, -ium
Structure, tissue
110
-us
Structure, substance
111
-y
Condition, process
112
-ac, -iac
Pertaining to
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-al
Pertaining to
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-ar
Pertaining to
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-ary
Pertaining to
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-eal
Pertaining to
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-genic
Pertaining to, producing, produced by or in
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-ic, -ical
Pertaining to
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-ose
Pertaining to, full of
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-ous
Pertaining to
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-tic
Pertaining to
