Suffixes Flashcards

1
Q

-centesis

A

puncture and aspiration of

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2
Q

-ectomy

A

excision, removal

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3
Q

-ostomy

A

forming an opening

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4
Q

-otome

A

instrument to cut

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5
Q

-otomy

A

incision, to cut into

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6
Q

-desis

A

binding, fixation

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7
Q

-rrhaphy

A

suture

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8
Q

-plasty

A

surgical repair

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9
Q

-clasis

A

break, fracture

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10
Q

-lysis

A

destruction, loosening

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11
Q

-tripsy

A

crushing

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12
Q

-scopic

A

pertaining to visually examining

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13
Q
  • stasis

- stat

A

standing still

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14
Q

-ia

A

state, condition

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15
Q

-ist

A

specialist

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16
Q
  • al
  • ac
  • ar
  • ary
  • eal
  • ose
  • tic
  • ic
  • atic
  • ous
A

pertaining to

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17
Q

-logist

A

one who studies

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18
Q

-logy

A

study of

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19
Q

-manometer

A

instrument to measure pressure

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20
Q
  • ole

- ule

A

small

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21
Q

-tension

A

pressure

22
Q

-tonic

A

pertaining to tone

23
Q

-gram

A

record

24
Q

-graphy

A

process of recording

25
Q

-itis

A

inflammation

26
Q

-lytic

A

destruction

27
Q

-megaly

A

enlarged

28
Q

-oma

A

growth, swelling, tumor

29
Q

-pathy

A

disease

30
Q

-rrhexis

A

rupture

31
Q

-sclerosis

A

hardening

32
Q

-scope

A

instrument for viewing

33
Q

-spasm

A

involuntary muscle contraction

34
Q

-stenosis

A

narrowing

35
Q

-apheresis

A

removal, carry away

36
Q

-crit

A

separation of

37
Q

-cyte

A

cell

38
Q

-cytosis

A

more than the normal number of cells

39
Q

-emia

A

blood condition

40
Q
  • globin

- globulin

A

protein

41
Q

-ion

A

action

42
Q

-penia

A

too few

43
Q

-phil

A

attracted to

44
Q

-plastic

A

pertaining to development

45
Q

-rrhage

A

abnormal flow

46
Q

-rrhagic

A

pertaining to abnormal flow

47
Q

-edema

A

swelling

48
Q

-genic

A

producing

49
Q
  • iasis

- osis

A

abnormal condition

50
Q

-therapy

A

treatment