Medical Terminology — Suffix Flashcards by Eva-Love Pépin | Brainscape

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-POIESIS

A

Formation

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-PTOSIS

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Prolapse, drooping

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-PTYSIS

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Spitting

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RRHAGE

- RRHAGIA

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Bursting forth

Ex.: menorrhagia

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-RRHAPHY

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Suture

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-RRHEA

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Flow

Ex.: menorrhea

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-RRHEXIS

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Rupture

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-SCOPE

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Instrument

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-SCOPY

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To view

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-TOME

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Instrument to cut

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-TOMY

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Incision

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-TRIPSY

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Crushing

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TROPHY

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Nourishment

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AC

- IAC

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Pertaining to

Ex.: cardiac

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AL
EAL
IAL

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Pertaining to

Ex.: congenital

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AR

- ARY

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Pertaining to

Ex.: ventricular

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IC

- ICAL

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Pertaining to

Ex.: chronic

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-OUS

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Pertaining to

Ex.: mucous

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-ALGIA

A

Pain

Ex.: neuralgia

Q

-DYNIA

A

Pain

Ex.: gastrodynia

Q

-EMIA

A

Blood condition

Ex.: leukemia

Q

-GENIC

A

Producing, forming

Ex.: carcinogenic

Q

-IA

A

Condition, disease

Ex.: polyuria

Q

-ITIS

A

Inflammation

Ex.: laryngitis

Q

-MALACIA

A

Softening

Ex.: chondromalacia

Q

-MEGALY

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Enlargement

Ex.: cardiomegaly

Q

-OMA

A

Tumor, mass

Ex.: sarcoma

Q

-OSIS

A

Condition

Ex.: tuberculosis

Q

-PATHY

A

Disease

Ex.: myopathy

Q

-PENIA

A

Deficiency

Ex.: leukopenia

Q

-SCLEROSIS

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Hardening

Ex.: arteriosclerosis

Q

-CENTESIS

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Surgical puncture to remove fluid for analysis

Ex.: abdominocentesis

Q

-ECTOMY

A

Surgical removal

Ex.: tonsillectomy

Q

-GRAPHY

A

Process of recording

Ex.: mammography

Q

-LYSIS

A

Separation, breakdown, destruction

Ex.: dialysis

Q

-OPSY

A

View of, vision

Ex.: biopsy

Q

-PLASTY

A

Surgical repair

Ex.: mammoplasty

Q

-SCOPY

A

Process of visual examination

Ex.: arthroscopy

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-STOMY

A

Opening

Ex.: tracheostomy

Q

-TOMY

A

Incision, cutting

Ex.: lobotomy