Suffixes Flashcards
(93 cards)
1
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-ist
A
One who
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-iatrician
A
Practitioner
3
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-logist
A
One who studies, specialist
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Q
-ac
A
Pertaining to
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-al
A
Pertaining to
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-ic
A
Pertaining to
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-ical
A
Pertaining to
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-logic
A
Pertaining to the study of
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-logical
A
Pertaining to the study of
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-iatrics
A
Medical profession or treatment
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-iatry
A
Medical profession or treatment
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-logy
A
Study or science of
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-er
A
One who
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Q
-centesis
A
Surgical puncture to aspirate or remove fluid
15
Q
-ectomy
A
Excision, surgical removal of
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Q
-lysis
A
Process of loosening, freeing or destroying
17
Q
-pexy
A
Surgical fixation
18
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-plasty
A
Surgical repair
19
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-rrhaphy
A
Suture, uniting a wound by stitches
20
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-scopy
A
Visual examination with a lightened instrument (not always surgical)
21
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-stomy
A
Formation of an opening
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Q
-tome
A
An instrument used for cutting
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-tomy
A
Incision (cutting into tissue)
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-tripsy
A
Surgical crushing
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-algia, -dynia
Pain
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-cele
Hernia
27
-ectasia, -ectasis
Dilation (enlargement or stretching of a structure or part)
28
-edema
Swelling
29
-emesis
Vomiting
30
-emia
Condition of the blood
31
-ia, -iasis
Condition
32
-itis
Inflammation
33
-lith
Stone or calculus
34
-malacia
Soft, softening
35
-mania
Excessive preoccupation
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-megaly
Enlargement
37
-oid
Resembling
38
-oma
Tumor
39
-osis
Condition (often abnormal, sometimes an increase)
40
-pathy
Disease
41
-penia
Deficiency
42
-phobia
Abnormal fear
43
-ptosis
Prolapse (sagging)
44
-rrhage, -rrhagia
Excessive bleeding or hemorrhage
45
-rrhea
Flow or discharge
46
-rrhexis
Rupture
47
-spasm
Twitching, cramp
48
-stasis
Stopping, controlling
49
-able, -ible
Capable of, able to
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-ac, -al, -an, -ar, -ary, -eal, -ic, -ive, -tic
Pertaining to
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-ase
Enzyme
52
-eum, -ium
Membrane
53
-ia, -ism (noun)
Condition or theory
54
-iac (as a noun)
One who suffers (hemophiliac)
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-opia (noun)
Vision (diplopia is Double vision)
56
-ose
Sugar (lactose)
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-ous (adj)
Pertaining to or characterized by
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-y
State or condition (atrophy)
59
-gram
A record
60
-graph
Instrument for recording
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-graphy
Process of recording
62
-meter
Instrument used to measure
63
-metry
Process of measuring
64
-scope
Instrument used in a visual examination
65
-scopy
Visual examination with a lighted instrument
66
-therapy
Treatment
67
-plasia
Formation
68
-plegia
Paralysis
69
-spasm
Involuntary movement, twitch
70
-ptosis
Prolapse, drooping
71
-genic
Produced by
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-phylaxis
Protection
73
-asthenia
Weakness
74
-sarcoma
Malignant tumor of connective tissue
75
-ole
Little
76
-emic
Pertaining to blood
77
-edema
Swelling
78
-orexia
Appetite
79
-ectasis
Stretching
80
-ation
Process
81
-pepsia
Digestion
82
-phagia
Eating
83
-uria
Urination
84
-dipsia
Thirst
85
-tripsy
Surgical crushing
86
-poietin
Substance that causes production
87
-uria
Urine or urination
88
-esis
Action, process, or result of
89
-lysis
Freeing or destroying
90
-eal
Pertaining to
91
-stomy
Formation of an opening
92
-genesis
Formation
93
-cidal
Killing
