Flashcards in Suffix Deck (77)
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-algia
Pain
(Neuralgia: nerve pain)
2
-al
-eal
-ial
Pertaining to
(Neonatal: pertaining to the first week after birth)
3
-ar
Pertaining to
(Ventricular: pertaining to ventricles of heart or brain)
4
-ary
Pertaining to
(Pulmonary: pertaining to lungs)
5
-centesis
Puncture & aspiration
(Thoracentesis: puncture of thoracic cavity to remove fluid)
6
-ac
-iac
Pertaining to
(iliac: pertaining to the ilium)
7
-ectomy
Surgical removal
(Appendectomy: surgical removal of appendix)
8
-ella
Small
(Patella: kneecap)
9
-genic
Producing, forming
(Teratogenic: causing birth control)
10
-graphy
Process of recording
(Mammography: x-Ray photograph of breasts)
11
-dynia
Pain
(Gastrodynia: pain in the stomach)
12
-iatric
Medical treatment
(Pediatric: treatment & care of children)
13
-ic
-ical
Pertaining to
(Nephric: pertaining to the kidney)
14
-ine
Pertaining to
(Equine: pertaining to, characteristic of, derived from the horse)
15
-emia
Blood condition
(Leukemia: cancer of white blood cells)
16
-lepsy
Seizure or attack
(Epilepsy: disease of the nervous system marked by seizures)
17
-lysis
Separation
(Dialysis: separation of waste materials from the blood)
18
-ia
Condition, disease
(Polyuria: excessive urination)
20
-oid
Resembling
(Sinusoid: resembling a sinus)
21
-itis
Inflammation
(Laryngitis: inflammation of the larynx)
21
-malacia
Softening
(Chondromalacia: softening of the cartilage)
21
-megaly
Enlargement
(Cardiomegaly: enlargement of the heart)
22
-opsy
View of, vision
(Biopsy: removal of living tissue for examination)
23
-osis
Abnormal condition
(Dermatomycosis: fungal skin infection)
24
-ostomy
Opening
(Tracheostomy: cutting an air/drainage opening into the trachea)
25
-otomy
Incision, cutting
(Cystotomy: surgical incision into the urinary bladder)
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-ous
Characteristic of
(Cartilaginous: consisting of or characteristic of cartilage)
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-pathy
Disease
(Myopathy: disease of muscle tissue)
28
-plast
(Chloroplast: the photosynthetic unit of a plant cell)
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