Suffixes Flashcards
Medical Terminology for Nursing Student
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-tripsy
A
crushing
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-esthesia
A
sensation
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-sis
A
state, condition of
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-logist
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specialist in the study of
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-phobia
A
fear
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-derma
A
skin
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-cele
A
hernia
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-ole & -ule
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small
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-centesis
A
surgical puncture
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-ectasis
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dilation, expansion
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-penia
A
decrease, deficiency, lack of
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-dipsia
A
thirst
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-spasm
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involuntary spasm
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-scopy
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visual examination, process of examination
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-phasia
A
speech
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-metry
A
measurement
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-opsy
A
viewing
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-opia
A
vision
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-phagia & -phage
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eating, swallowing
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-cyte
A
cell
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-edema
A
swelling
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-ist
A
specialist
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-paus & -stasis
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stopping, cessation
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-oxia
A
oxygen
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-al, -ac, -ar,- ary, -ic, -eal, -ous, -tous, -ical, -ory, -tic
pertaining to
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-logy
study of
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-therapy
treatment
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-ology
study in science of
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-gravida
pregnant woman
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-pathy
disease, suffering
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-pepsia
digestion
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-stasis
control, constant level
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-tomy
cutting into incision
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-gen, -genesis, -genic
creating, producing, origin or formation
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-gram
record
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-kinesia, -kinesis
movement
37
-itis
inflammation
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-malacia
softening
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-megaly
enlargement
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-ectomy
excision, surgical removal
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-ia, -ism
condition
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-uria
urine
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-stenosis
narrowing, stricture
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-graph
recording instrument
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-dynia
pain
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-rrhage, -rrhagia
bursting forth
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-iasis
pathological condition or state
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-cide, cidal
destroying, killing
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-oma
tumor
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-oid
resembling, form or shape
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-emia
a condition of the blood, blood
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-emesis
vomiting
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-clast, -clasis
breaking
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-plegia
paraylsis
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-lith
stone
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-desis
fusion, binding, fixation
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-osis
abnormal condition
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-graphy
process of recording
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-paresis
slight or partial paralysis
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-rrhea
flow, discharge
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-pexy
surgical fixation
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-scope
instrument used to view
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-algia
pain
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-meter
instrument of measuring
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-lysis
destruction of
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-tome
cutting instrument
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-stomy
creation of a opening
68
-rrhaphy
suture, suturing
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-pnea
breathing
70
-ptosis
dropping, prolaspe
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-plasia, plasm
formation, growth
72
-plasty
surgical repair, mold
73
-trophy
nourishment or growth
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-rrhexis
rupture
