Unit 1 - Suffixes Flashcards by Andrea Griswold

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-ac

A

pertaining to (cardiac)

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-al

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pertaining to (neural)

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-algia

A

pain (arthralgia)

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-cyte

A

cell (erythrocyte)

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-ectomy

A

excision, removal (nephrectomy)

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-emia

A

blood condition (anemia)

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-genic

A

pertaining to; producing; produced by; produced in

carcinogenic

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-globin

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protein (hemoglobin)

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-gram

A

record (cardiogram)

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-ic, -ical

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pertaining to (gastric)

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-ion

A

process (excision)

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-ist

A

specialist

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-itis

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inflammation

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-logy

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process of study

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-oma

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tumor, mass, swelling

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-opsy

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process of viewing (biopsy)

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-osis

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condition, usually abnormal (slight increase in numbers when used with blood cells)

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-pathy

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disease condition

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-scope

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instrument to visually examine

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-scopy

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process of visually examining

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-sis

A

state of; condition (prognosis)

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-tomy

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process of cutting; incision

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-y

A

process, condition

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-blast

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embryonic, immature

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-crine

to secrete

-drome

to run

-emia

blood condition

-itis

inflammation

-lith

condition of stones

-iasis

abnormal condition

-lysis

breakdown, destruction, separation

-megaly

enlargement

-malacia

softening

-plegia

paralysis, palsy

-rrhage

bursting forth (of blood)

-rrhea

flow; discharge

-trophy

development; nourishment

-oma

tumor, mass, collection of fluid

-pathy

disease condition

-cele

hernia

-coccus

berry-shaped bacteria | - plural: cocci

-genesis

producing, forming

-genic

produced by or in

-phobia

fear

-ptosis

falling, dropping; prolapse

-sclerosis

hardening

-stasis

stopping, controlling, placing

-therapy

treatment

-plasty

surgical repair

-plasia

development, formation, growth

-ectomy

removal, excision

-stomy

new opening (to form a mouth)

-tomy

process of cutting

-centesis

surgical puncture to remove fluid

-gram

record

-graph

instrument for recording

-graphy

process of recording

-scope

instrument for visual examination

-scopy

visual examination

-opsy

view of

-er

one who

-ia

condition (pneumonia)

-ist

specialist

-ole

little, small (arteriole)

-ule

little, small (venule)

-um, -ium

structure, tissue, thing (pericardium)

-y

condition, process

-oid

resembling, originating from

-tic

pertaining to (necrotic)