Suffix Flashcards

(19 cards)

1
Q

-ac, -al, -ar, -ary, -ic, -iac

A

pertaining to

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2
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-oid

A

resembling

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3
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-ician

A

specialist

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4
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-logy

A

study of

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5
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-itis

A

inflammation

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6
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-megaly

A

enlargement

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7
Q

-oma

A

tumor

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8
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-malacia

A

softening

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9
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-sclerosis

A

hardening

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10
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-stenosis

A

narrowing

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11
Q

-y

A

condition

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12
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-ectomy

A

surgical removal

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13
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-plasty

A

surgical repair

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14
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-tripsy

A

crushing

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15
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-tomy

A

surgicial incision

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16
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-centesis

17
Q

-graph

A

instrument for recording

18
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-scope

A

instrument for examining

19
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-metry

A

act of measuring