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Chapter 3- Suffixes Flashcards

1
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Angi/o

A

Vessel (usually blood vessel)

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Ather/o

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Plaque

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3
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Axill/o

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Armpit

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Chem/o

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Drug (or chemical)

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Cholecyst/o

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Gallbladder

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Chron/o

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Time

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Cry/o

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Cold

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Hyster/o

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Uterus

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Inguin/o

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Groin

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Isch/o

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To hold back

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Mamm/o or mast/o

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Breast

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Men/o

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Menses

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Mening/o

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Meninges

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14
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My/o

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Muscle

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Myel/o

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Spinal cord or bone marrow

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Oophor/o

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Ovary

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Ot/o

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Ear

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18
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Phleb/o

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Vein

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19
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Salping/o

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Fallopian tube

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Sarc/o

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Flesh

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Septic/o

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Pertaining to infection

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What are the two groups of suffixes?

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Those that describe diagnoses and those that describe procedures

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Amni/o

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Amnion (sac of fluid surrounding embryo)

24
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What is bacteremia?

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Sometimes symptomless bacterial invasion of the blood

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What is septicemia?

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Sepsis. A form of bacteremia that moves rapidly and may be life threatening

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What is ischemia?

A

Blood condition of holding

Blood is held back from area of the heart muscle by a blockage of the artery. Heart muscles loses supply of oxygen and nutrients- if persistent, part of heart dies (heart attack)

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-ia

A

Condition

28
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What are the three layers of the meninges?

A

Outer layer- dura mater

Middle layer- arachnoid

Inner layer- pia mater

29
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What is cellulitis?

A

Inflammation of the soft tissue under the skin

30
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Osteomyelitis

A

Inflammation of the bone and marrow

31
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Thrombophlebitis

A

Inflammation of vein with formation of clots

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-megaly

A

Enlargement

33
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-Oma

A

Mass or Tumor

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Myoma

A

Benign Tumor. Occur in uterus. Known as fibroids

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Carcinoma

A

Malignant Tumor of epithelial tissue (skin and linings of the body that make up glands and organ linings

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Sarcoma

A

Cancerous tumour of connective tissues (bone, cartilage, fat)

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Myeloma

A

Malignant tumor also called multiple myeloma. Found in bone marrow (does not contain sarc/o or carcin/o)

38
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-osis

A

Condition, abnormal condition

39
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Rhabdomy/o

A

Skeletal muscle

40
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Fibr/o

A

Fibrous tissue

41
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Leiomy/o

A

Smooth muscle

42
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Malignant tumours without sarc/o or carcin/o

A 
Hepatoma (liver) -hepatocellular carcinoma 
Lymphoma (lymph nodes)
Melanoma (melanocytes)
Mesothelioma (plural cells) - lungs
Multiple myeloma (bone marrow)
Thymoma (thymus gland)
43
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-pathy

A

Disease condition

44
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Myocardial infarction

A

Acute condition involving area of heart muscle dying

45
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Adenopathy

A

Disease condition of lymph nodes

46
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-rrhea

A

Flow, discharge

47
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-rrhage, -rrhagia

A

Excessive discharge of blood

48
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-sclerosis

A

Hardening

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-uria

A

Condition of urine

50
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Arteriosclerosis

A

Hardening of the arteries

Mostly common type is atherosclerosis (fatty material collects In artery)

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-centesis

A

Surgical picture to remove fluid

52
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Adeneoids

A

Removed frequently with the tonsils

53
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-Lysis

A

Separation, breakdown, destruction

Dialysis

54
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-plasty

A

Surgical repair, or surgical correction

Rhinoplasty

55
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-stomy

A

Opening

Colonostomy

56
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Anastomosis

A

Two tubelike structures being surgically connected

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