Medical Terminology Ch. 6 sec. C suffixes Flashcards
(35 cards)
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-al, -ar, -ic
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pertaining to
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-ase
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enzyme
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-centesis
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surgical puncture to remove fluid
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-chezia
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defication, elimination of waste
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-drome
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to run
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-ectasis, ectasia-
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stretching, dilation, dilatation
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-ectomy
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excision, removal, resection
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-emesis
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vomiting
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-emia
A
blood condition
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-ia
A
condition
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-iasis
A
abnormal condition
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-itis
A
inflammation
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-logy
A
study of
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-lysis
A
breakdown, destruction
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-megaly
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enlargement
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-oma
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tumor, mass, collection of fluid
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-opsy
A
to view
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-pepsia
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digestion
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-pexy
A
surgical fixation, to put in place
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-phagia
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eating, swallowing
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-plasty
A
surgical repair
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-prandial
A
meal
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-ptysis
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spitting
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-rrhaphy
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suture
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-rrhea
flow, discharge
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-scope
instrument for visual examination
27
-scopy
visual examination
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-spasm
sudden involuntary contraction of muscle
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-stalsis
contraction
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-stasis
stopping, controlling
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-stenosis
tightening, stricture, narrowing
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-stomy
new opening to outside of the body
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-tomy
incision, process of cutting
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-tresia
opening
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-tripsy
to crush
