Chp 3 (suffixes) Flashcards

1
Q

acr/o

A

extremities, top, extreme point

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2
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acu/o

A

sharp, sudden, severe

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3
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amni/o

A

amnion (sac surrounding the embryo in the uterus)

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4
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angi/o

A

vessel

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5
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arteri/o

A

artery

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6
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blephar/o

A

eyelid

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7
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bronch/o

A

bronchial tubes

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8
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chem/o

A

drug, chemical

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9
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chron/o

A

time

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10
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col/o

A

colon

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11
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hydr/o

A

water, fluid

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12
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isch/o

A

to hold back

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13
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lapar/o

A

abdomen, abdominal wall

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14
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lymph/o

A

lymph

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15
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mamm/o

A

breast

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16
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mast/o

A

breast

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17
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morph/o

A

shape, form

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18
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muc/o

A

mucus

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19
Q

my/o

A

muscle

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20
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myel/o

A

spinal cord; bone marrow

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21
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necr/o

A

death

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22
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neutr/o

A

neutrophil

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23
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opi/o

A

opium

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24
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ot/o

A

ear

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25
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phag/o

A

to eat, swallow

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26
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phleb/o

A

vein

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27
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plas/o

A

formation, development

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28
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pleur/o

A

pleura

29
Q

pneumon/o

A

lungs

30
Q

pulmon/o

A

lungs

31
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rect/o

A

rectum

32
Q

staphyl/o

A

clusters

33
Q

strept/o

A

twisted chains

34
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ven/o

A

vein

35
Q

-cele

A

hernia

36
Q

-centesis

A

puncture to remove fluid

37
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-coccus

A

berry-shaped bacterium

38
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-dynia

A

pain

39
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-genesis

A

condition of producing, forming

40
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-graph

A

instrument for recording

41
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-graphy

A

process of recording

42
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-lysis

A

breakdown, destruction, separation

43
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-malacia

A

softening

44
Q

-megaly

A

enlargement

45
Q

-penia

A

deficiency

46
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-plasia

A

development, formation, growth

47
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-plasty

A

surgical repair

48
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-ptosis

A

drooping, falling, prolapse

49
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-rrhea

A

flow, discharge

50
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-sclerosis

A

hardening

51
Q

-stasis

A

controlling, stopping

52
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-stomy

A

opening to form a mouth (stoma)

53
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-therapy

A

treatment

54
Q

-trophy

A

development, nourishment

55
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-er

A

one who

56
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-ia

A

condition

57
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-ist

A

specialist

58
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-oid

A

resembling, derived from

59
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-ole

A

little, small

60
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-ule

A

little, small

61
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-um, -ium

A

structure, tissue

62
Q

-us

A

structure, substance

63
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-y

A

condition, process

64
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-ar

A

pertaining to

65
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-ary

A

pertaining to

66
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-genic

A

pertaining to producing, produced by or in

67
Q

-tic

A

pertaining to

68
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