Suffixes: Specialists And Specialties Flashcards
(41 cards)
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-iatrician
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Practitioner
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-er, -ist
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One who
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-logist
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One who studies
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-ac, -al, -ic, -ical
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Pertaining to
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-logic, -logical
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Pertaining to the study of
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-iatrics, -iatry
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Medical profession or treatment
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-logy
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Study or science of
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-algia, -dynia
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Pain
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-cele
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Hernia
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-ectasia, -ectasis
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Dilation, enlargement, or stretching
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-edema
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Swelling
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-emesis
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Vomiting
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-emia
A
Condition of the blood
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-ia, -iasis
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Condition
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-itis
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Inflammation
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-lith
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Stone or calculus
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-malacia
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Soft, softening
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-mania
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Excessive preoccupation
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-megaly
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Enlargement
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-oid
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Resembling
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-oma
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Tumor
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-osis
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Condition
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-pathy
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Disease
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-penia
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Deficiency
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-phobia
Abnormal fear
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-ptosis
Prolapse (sagging)
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-rrhage, -rrhagia
Excessive bleeding or hemorrhage
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-rrhea
Flow or discharge
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-rrhexis
Rupture
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-spasm
Twitching, cramp
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-stasis
Stopping, controlling
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-able , -ible
Capable of, able to
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-ac, -al, -an, -ar, -ary, -eal, -ic, -ive, -tic
Pertaining to
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-ase
Enzyme
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-eum, -ium
Membrane
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-ia, -ism
Condition or theory
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-iac
One who suffers
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-opia
Vision
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-ose
Sugar
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-ous
Pertaining to or characterized by
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-y
State or condition
