Suffixes Flashcards by Nicole Smith

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-centesis

A

surgical puncture

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-clasis

A

to break; surgical fracture

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-desis

A

binding, fixation (of a bone or joint)

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-ectomy

A

excision, removal

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-lysis

A

separation; destruction; loosening

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-pexy

A

fixation (of an organ)

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-plasty

A

surgical repair

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-rrhaphy

A

suture

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-stomy

A

forming an opening

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-tome

A

instrument to cut

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-tomy

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incision

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-tripsy

A

crushing

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-gram

A

record, writing

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-graph

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instrument for recording

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-graphy

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process of recording

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-scope

A

instrument for examnining

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-scopy

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visual examination

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-algia

A

pain

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-dynia

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pain

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-cele

A

hernia; swelling

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-ectasis

A

dilation; expansion

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-emesis

A

vomiting

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-emia

A

blood condition

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-gen

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forming, producing, origin

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-genesis

forming, producing, origin

-itis

inflammation

-malacia

softening

-megaly

enlargement

-oma

tumor

-osis

abnormal condition; increase

-pathy

disease

-penia

decrease; deficiency

-phobia

fear

-plegia

paralysis

-ptosis

prolapse, downward displacement

-rrhea

discharge, flow

-rrhexis

rupture

-sclerosis

abnormal condition of hardening

-spasm

involuntary contraction; twitching

-stenosis

narrowing, stricture

-toxic

poison

-ac

pertaining to

-al

pertaining to

-ar

pertaining to

-ary

pertaining to

-eal

pertaining to

-ic

pertaining to

-ior

pertaining to

-ous

pertaining to

-tic

pertaining to

-ia

condition

-ism

condition

-iatry

medicine; treatment

-ist

medicine; treatment

-y

condition; process

-icle

small, minute

-ole

small, minute

-ule

small, minute

-cyte

cell

-derma

skin

-logist

specialist

-logy

study of

-therapy

treatment

-emesis

vomiting

-iasis

abnormal condition

-megaly

enlargement

-orexia

appetite

-pepsia

digestion

-phagia

swallowing, eating

-prandial

meal

-rrhea

discharge, flow

-capnia

carbon dioxide

-osmia

smell

-phonia

voice

-pnea

breathing

-ptysis

spitting

-thorax

chest