Flashcards in Unit 1 - Suffixes Deck (69)
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-ac
pertaining to (cardiac)
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-al
pertaining to (neural)
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-algia
pain (arthralgia)
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-cyte
cell (erythrocyte)
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-ectomy
excision, removal (nephrectomy)
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-emia
blood condition (anemia)
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-genic
pertaining to; producing; produced by; produced in
(carcinogenic)
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-globin
protein (hemoglobin)
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-gram
record (cardiogram)
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-ic, -ical
pertaining to (gastric)
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-ion
process (excision)
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-ist
specialist
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-itis
inflammation
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-logy
process of study
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-oma
tumor, mass, swelling
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-opsy
process of viewing (biopsy)
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-osis
condition, usually abnormal (slight increase in numbers when used with blood cells)
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-pathy
disease condition
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-scope
instrument to visually examine
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-scopy
process of visually examining
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-sis
state of; condition (prognosis)
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-tomy
process of cutting; incision
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-y
process, condition
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-blast
embryonic, immature
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-crine
to secrete
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-drome
to run
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-emia
blood condition
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-itis
inflammation
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-lith
condition of stones
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-iasis
abnormal condition
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-lysis
breakdown, destruction, separation
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-megaly
enlargement
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-malacia
softening
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-plegia
paralysis, palsy
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-rrhage
bursting forth (of blood)
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-rrhea
flow; discharge
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-trophy
development; nourishment
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-oma
tumor, mass, collection of fluid
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-pathy
disease condition
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-cele
hernia
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-coccus
berry-shaped bacteria
- plural: cocci
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-genesis
producing, forming
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-genic
produced by or in
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-phobia
fear
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-ptosis
falling, dropping; prolapse
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-sclerosis
hardening
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-stasis
stopping, controlling, placing
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-therapy
treatment
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-plasty
surgical repair
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-plasia
development, formation, growth
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-ectomy
removal, excision
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-stomy
new opening (to form a mouth)
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-tomy
process of cutting
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-centesis
surgical puncture to remove fluid
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-gram
record
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-graph
instrument for recording
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-graphy
process of recording
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-scope
instrument for visual examination
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-scopy
visual examination
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-opsy
view of
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-er
one who
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-ia
condition (pneumonia)
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-ist
specialist
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-ole
little, small (arteriole)
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-ule
little, small (venule)
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-um, -ium
structure, tissue, thing (pericardium)
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-y
condition, process
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-oid
resembling, originating from
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