Medical Terminology Suffixes Flashcards by Tayler Cloptonzz | Brainscape

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-algia

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pain (diagnostic suffix)

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-dynia

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pain (diagnostic suffix)

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-emia

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blood condition (diagnostic suffix)

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-ia

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condition, disease (diagnostic suffix)

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-itis

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inflammation (diagnostic suffix)

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-lepsy

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seizure or attack (diagnostic suffix)

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-malacia

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softening (diagnostic suffix)

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-megaly

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enlargement (diagnostic suffix)

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-oma

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tumor or mass (diagnostic suffix)

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-osis

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abnormal condition (diagnostic suffix)

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-pathy

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disease (diagnostic suffix)

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-penia

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deficiency (diagnostic suffix)

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-plegia

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paralysis (diagnostic suffix)

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-pnea

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breathing (diagnostic suffix)

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-sclerosis

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hardening (diagnostic suffix)

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-rrhage

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bursting forth (diagnostic suffix)

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-rrhea

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flow or discharge (diagnostic suffix)

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-rrhexis

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breaking open (diagnostic suffix)

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-centesis

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puncture (procedural suffix)

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-ectomy

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surgical removal (procedural suffix)

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-genic

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forming or producing (procedural suffix)

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-graphy

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process of recording (procedural suffix)

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-lysis

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separation (procedural suffix)

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-opsy

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view of or vision (procedural suffix)

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-plasty

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surgical repair or formation (procedural suffix or adjectival suffix)

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-scopy

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visual examination (procedural suffix)

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-stomy

A

opening (procedural suffix)

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-tomy

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incision or cutting (procedural suffix)

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-ac, -iac

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pertaining to (adjectival suffix)

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-al, -eal, -ial

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pertaining to (adjectival suffix)

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-ar

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pertaining to (adjectival suffix)

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-ary

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pertaining to (adjectival suffix)

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-ella

A

small (adjectival suffix)

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-iatric

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medical treatment (adjectival suffix)

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-ic, -ical

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pertaining to (adjectival suffix)

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-ine

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pertaining to (adjectival suffix)

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-oid

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resembling (adjectival suffix)

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-ous

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characteristic of (adjectival suffix)

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-plast

A

cell or living substance (adjectival suffix)

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-ular

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pertaining to (adjectival suffix)

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-vorous

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eating (adjectival suffix)