SUFFIXES Flashcards
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-ac
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pertaining to
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-al
A
pertaining to
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-algia
A
pain
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-centesis
A
surgical puncture to remove fluid
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Q
-cyte
A
cell
6
Q
-derma
A
skin
7
Q
-dia
A
through
8
Q
-dynia
A
pain
9
Q
-ectomy
A
surgical removal
10
Q
-graphy
A
producing a picture or record
11
Q
-gram
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a picture or record
12
Q
-ic
A
pertaining to
13
Q
-itis
A
inflammation
14
Q
-osis
A
conditions
15
Q
-malacia
A
abnormal softening
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Q
-megaly
A
enlargement
17
Q
-necrosis
A
tissue death
18
Q
-ologist
A
specialist
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-ology
A
study of
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Q
-oma
A
tumor
21
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-ostomy
A
surgically creating an artificial opening
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Q
-otomy
A
cutting into or surgical incision
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Q
-pathy
A
disease
24
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-plasty
A
surgical repair
25
-rrhage
bleeding or excessive flow
26
-rrhagia
bleeding or excessive flow
27
-rrhexis
rupture
28
-sclerosis
abnormal hardening
29
-scopy
visual examination
30
-stenosis
abnormal narrowing
31
-eal
pertaining to
32
-ior
pertaining to
33
-ical
pertaining to
34
-ory
pertaining to
35
-an
pertaining to
36
-ial
pertaining to
37
-ous
pertaining to
38
-ar
pertaining to
39
-ic
pertaining to
40
-tic
pertaining to
41
-ary
pertaining to
42
-ine
pertaining to
43
-ago
abnormal condition
44
-iasis
abnormal condition
45
-osis
abnormal condition
46
-esis
abnormal condition
47
-ion
abnormal condition
48
-ia
abnormal condition
49
-ism
abnormal condition
50
- crine
secrete
51
- ology
study of
52
-plasm
material of cells
53
-tics
pertaining to
53
-paresis
Partial or complete paralysis
54
-plegia
Total paralysis
55
-ion
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