suffixes Flashcards
(28 cards)
1
Q
-ad
A
toward
2
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-algia, -dynia
A
pain
3
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-cyte
A
cell
4
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-ectomy
A
surgical removal
5
Q
-emia
A
pertaining to blood
6
Q
-esis
A
condition
7
Q
-gen
A
substance that produces/causes
8
Q
-genic
A
produced by
9
Q
-gram
A
record of
10
Q
-graph
A
instrument used to record
11
Q
-graphy
A
a process of recording
12
Q
-itis
A
inflammation
13
Q
-logist
A
specialist who studies & treat disorders
14
Q
-logy
A
study of
15
Q
-meter
A
instrument used to measure
16
Q
-oma
A
tumor
17
Q
-opsy
A
to view
18
Q
-pathy
A
disease, abnormality
19
Q
-phagia
A
eating
20
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-phobia
A
intense fear of
21
Q
-plasty
A
surgical reconstruction
22
Q
-plegia
A
paralysis
23
Q
-scope
A
instrument used to visually examine
24
Q
-scopic
A
visual examination
25
-scopy
process of visual examination
26
-stomy
artificial surgical opening
27
-tome
instrument used to cut
28
-tomy
process of incision, cutting into
