Suffixes Masterdeck Flashcards
(143 cards)
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-ectasis
A
Dilation or expansion
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Telangiectasis
A
Lesion formed by dilated capillary
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-icle
A
Small or little
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-megaly
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Enlargement
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Cardiomegaly
A
Enlargement of the heart
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-ole
A
Small or little
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Arteriole
A
A minute artery
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-penia
A
Deficiency
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Cytopenia
A
Decrease of cellular elements in the blood stream
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-ptosis
A
Prolapse, falling
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Blepharoptosis
A
Drooping of upper eyelid
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-ule
A
Small or little
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-ule
A
Small or little
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Venule
A
A small vein
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-algia
A
Painful
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Neuralgia
A
Nerve pain
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-odynia
A
Pain
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Oculodynia
A
Pain in the eyeball
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-odia
A
Smell
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-stomatodysodia
A
Bad breath
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-opia
A
Vision (a condition)
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Diplopia
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Double vision
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-phonia
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Sound or voice
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Aphonia
A
Loss of voice
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-capnia
Carbon dioxide
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Eucapnia
State of CO2 is normal
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-oxia
Oxygen
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Anoxia
Absence or close to absence of oxygen in the blood
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-pnea
Breathing
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-apheresis
Removal
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Leukapheresis
Procedure in which leukocytes are removed from the blood and the remainder of the blood is put back into the donor (retransfused)
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-clasia
Break or breaking
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Osteoclasis
Fracture of bone by a physician to correct a deformity
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Osteoclasia
Destruction and reabsorption of bone tissue
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Osteoclasia
Destruction and reabsorption of bone tissue
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-clasis
Break or breaking
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Hemoclasis
Destruction of red blood cells
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-clast
Break or breaking
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Osteoclast
A) instrument used to break bone
| b) a cell which absorbs or removes bone tissues
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-crine
To separate or secrete
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Heterocrine
Secreting two or more types of materials
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-crit
To separate, separating
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Hematocrit
The volume of blood that has cells
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-desis
Binding or stabilizing
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Arthrodesis
Operation to bind or stabilize a joint
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-lysis
To loosen, free from adhesions
47
Neurolysis
Freeing nerve from adhesions
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-plasty
Forming, plastic repair
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Rhinoplasty
Repair and reshaping of nose
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-gen
Substance that produces or causes
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Androgen
Any substance that promotes masculinization
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-genesis
Beginning, origin, cause
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Chondrogenesis
Formation of cartilage
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-plasia
Formation
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Hypoplasia
Incomplete development or underdevelopment of an organ or tissue
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-plasm
Formation, growth, substance
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-plasm
Formation, growth, substance
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Neoplasm
Tumor; any new and abnormal growth, specifically one in which cell multiplication is uncontrolled and progressive
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-poiesis
Formation
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-gram
A recording
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-graph
Instrument used for recording
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-graphy
Act of recording
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-meter
Instrument for measuring
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-metry
Measurement of
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Cardiotachometer
Instrument used to measure heart rate
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-opsy
To view
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-scope
Instrument for viewing or performing other parts of an examination
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-scopy
Examination of
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-centesis
Puncture
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-ectomy
Removal
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-pexy
Surgical fixation
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Ileopexy
Surgical fixation of the ileum
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-rraphy
Suturing or repairing
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Myorraphy
Suture of a muscle
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-stomy
An opening
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-ureterostomy
Creation of an external opening to the ureter
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-tome
Instrument to cut
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Periosteotome
Instrument used for cutting periosteum
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-tomy
Incision; operating with cutting
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Myotomy
Surgical division of a muscle
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-tripsy
Surgical crushing
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-er
One who
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-esis
Condition, process, action
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Enuresis
Involuntary discharge of urine (condition)
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-ia
An unhealthy state
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-iac
Person afflicted with a certain disease or condition
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Paranoiac
One who is paranoid
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-iasis
Condition
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-iatry
One who
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-ician
One who
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-ism
Condition, state of being
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-ist
One who specializes
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-ologist
One who studies and practices
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-ology
Study of
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-osis
Abnormal condition
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Sclerosis
Hardening of the blood vessels
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-pathy
Disease
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-sis
State of
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-y
Condition or process
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-ase
Enzyme
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-asthenia
Weakness
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Myasthenia
Muscular debility or weakness
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-cele
Hernia
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Hepatocele
Hernia of the liver
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-cyte
Cell
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-ictal
Seizure or stroke
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Interictal
Time frame between convulsions
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-itis
Inflammation
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-lepsy
Seizure
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-mania
Madness, insane desire
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Pharmacomania
Strong desire to take drugs
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-morph
Form or shape
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-oma
Tumor or swelling
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-orrhagia
Rapid flow of blood
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Menometrorrhagia
Excessive uterine bleeding at and between menstrual periods
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-orrhea
Flow or excessive discharge
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-orrhexis
Rupture
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Onychorrhexis
Spontaneous splitting or breaking of the nails
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-paresis
Slight paralysis
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Hemiparesis
Weakness affecting one side of the body
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-pepsia
Digestion
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Dyspepsia
Impaired stomach function
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-phobia
Abnormal fear and/or aversion
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-prandial
Meal
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Postprandial
After a meal
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-salpinx
Fallopian tube
127
Pyosalpinx
Pus within the fallopian tube
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-sarcoma
Malignant tumor
129
Myosarcoma
Malignant tumor of muscle tissue
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-sepsis
Infection
131
Asepsis
Absence of infection
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-spasm
Involuntary muscle contraction
133
Blepharospasm
Involuntary contraction of orbicularis oculi muscle causing twitching of eyelid
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-stalsis
Contraction
135
-stasis
Control or stop
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Hemostasis
Control of bleeding
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-thorax
Chest
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Pneumothorax
Air or gas in the pleural space
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-tocia
Birth or labour
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Dystocia
Difficult labor
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-trophy
Nourishment, food
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Dystrophy
Any disorder due to defective or faulty nutrition
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-uria
Urination, urine
