Suffixes Flashcards
(47 cards)
1
Q
Ac
A
Pertaining to
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Ics
A
Knowledge; practice
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Ion
A
Action; condition
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-ism
A
Condition
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Metry
A
Process of measuring
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Q
Al
A
Pertaining to
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Q
Iatry
A
Medical treatment
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Oma
A
Mass; tumor
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Q
Ine
A
Pertaining to
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Ia
A
Condition
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Q
Ation
A
Being; having; process
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Ous
A
Pertaining to
13
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Tomy
A
Process of making an incision
14
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Ar
A
Pertaining to
15
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Itis
A
inflammation
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Q
Graphy
A
Process of recording
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Ectomy
A
Surgical removal
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Q
Ist
A
Person who specializes in
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Megaly
A
Enlargement
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Gram
A
Picture; record
21
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Scopy
A
Process of using an instrument to examine
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Q
Stomy
A
Surgically created opening
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Ive
A
Pertaining to
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Logy
A
Study of
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-Osis
Condition; abnormal
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Ary
Pertaining to
27
Pathy
Disease
28
Scope
Instruments used to examine
29
Ic
Pertaining to
30
Therapy
Treatment
31
-centesis
Surgical puncture to remove fluid
32
-desis
Surgical binding
33
-emia
Blood condition
34
-lysis
Break down; destruction; dissolving
35
-malacia
Softening
36
-oid
Resembling
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-penia
Deficiency; lack of
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-pexy
Surgical fixation
39
-plasia
Growth
40
-plasty
Surgical reconstruction
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-plegia
Paralysis
42
-pnea
Breathing
43
-rrhage
Burst forth; excessive bleeding
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-rrhea
Flow of discharge
45
-stomy
Surgical creation of an opening
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-tomy
Incision; to surgically cut into
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-trophy
Growth
