Suffixes Ch 2 Flashcards by Erica Ritchie

Q

-emesis

A

Vomiting

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-ology

A

Study of

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-itis

A

Inflammation

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-oma

A

Tumor

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-centesis

A

Surgical puncture

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-dynia

A

Pain

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-pathy

A

Disease

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-clasis

A

To break; surgical fracture

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-desis

A

Binding, fixation (of joint or bone)

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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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-rrhapy

A

Suture

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