Suffixes Flashcards
(58 cards)
1
Q
itis
A
inflammation
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plasty
A
surgical repair
3
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ology
A
study of
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algia
A
pain
5
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megaly
A
enlargement
6
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sclerosis
A
abnormal hardening
7
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scopy
A
process of visually examining
8
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centesis
A
a surgical puncture to remove fluid from diagnostic purposes or to remove excess fluid
9
Q
graphy
A
process of producing a picture or record
10
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rrhage or rrhagia
A
means bleeding
bursting forth of
11
Q
rrhaphy
A
surgical suturing to close a wound
12
Q
rrhea
A
means flow or discharge
13
Q
rrhexis
A
rupture
14
Q
plural of “a”
A
ae
15
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plural of “ax”
A
aces
16
Q
plural of “is”
A
es
17
Q
plural of “ex”
A
ices
18
Q
plural of “on”
A
a
19
Q
plural of “um”
A
a
20
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plural of “us”
A
i
21
Q
al, -ic, -ous
A
pertaining to
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phagia
A
swallow, eat
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algia, -dynia
A
pain
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phasia
A
speech
25
cele
hernia, swelling
26
phobia
fear
27
plasia, -plasm
formation, growth
28
cyte
cell
29
plegia
paralysis
30
ectasis
dilation, expansion
31
pnea
breathing
32
edema
swelling
33
emesis
vomiting
34
rrhapy
suture
35
emia
blood
36
-rrhea
flow, discharge
37
genesis
producing, forming
38
scope
instrument to view
39
gram
record
40
graph
instrument for recording
41
spasm
involuntary contraction, twitching
42
stasis
standing still
43
iasis, -osis
abnormal condition
44
stenosis
narrowing, structure
45
ist
specialist
46
stomy
forming a new opening
47
itis
inflammation
48
therapy
treatment
49
tomy
incision, to cut into
50
lysis
separation, destruction
51
tripsy
crushing
52
malacia
softening
53
uria
urine
54
oma
tumor
55
opia, -opsia
vision
56
pathy
disease
57
penia
decrease
58
pepsia
digestion
