Medical Terminology- Suffixes Flashcards
(65 cards)
1
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-a
A
no meaning
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-ac
A
pertaining to
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-ad
A
toward
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-al
A
pertaining to
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-algia
A
pain
6
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-ar or -ary
A
pertaining to
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-centesis
A
surgical procedure to aspirate fluid
8
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-cyte
A
cell
9
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-eal
A
pertaining to
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-ectasis
A
dilation, expansion, stretching out
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Q
-ectomy
A
excision, surgical removal
12
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-emia
A
blood condition
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-gen
A
substance or agent that causes
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-genic
A
producing, originating, causing
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Q
-gram
A
record, radiographic image
16
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-graph
A
instrument used to record, record
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-graphy
A
process of recording, radiographic imaging
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-ia
A
diseased or abnormal state
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-iatrist
A
specialist, one who practices
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-iatry
A
treatment, specialty
21
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-ic
A
pertaining to
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-ictal
A
seizure, attack
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-ior
A
pertaining to
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-ism
A
state of
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-itis
inflammation
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-logist
one who studies or treats, specialist
27
-logy
study of
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-lysis
breaking down, dissolution, separating
29
-malacia
softening
30
-megaly
enlargement
31
-meter
intrument used to measure
32
-metry
measurement
33
-oid
resembling
34
-oma
tumor, swelling
35
-opia
vision (condition)
36
-osis
abnormal condition
37
-ous
pertaining to
38
-paresis
slight paralysis
39
-pathy
disease
40
-penia
abnormal reduction (in numbers)
41
-pepsia
digestion
42
-phagia
eating, swallowing
43
-phobia
abnormal fear
44
-plasia
condition of formation, growth, development
45
-plasm
growth, substance, formation
46
-plasty
surgical repair
47
-pnea
breathing
48
-rrhagia
rapid flow of blood
49
-rrhaphy
suturing , repairing
50
-sarcoma
malignant tumor
51
-sclerosis
hardening
52
-scope
instrument used for visual exams
53
-scopic
pertaining to visual examination
54
-scopy
visual exam
55
-sis
state of
56
-stenosis
constriction,narrowing
56
-spasm
sudden involuntary contraction of muscle
57
-stomy
creation of artifical opening
58
-um
structure
59
-uria
urine, urination
60
-thorax
chest cavity, chest
61
-tome
instrument used to cut
62
-tomy
incision, cut into
63
-trophy
nourishment, development
64
-tripsy
surgical crushing
