unit one medical term: Common suffixes Flashcards
1
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-algia
A
pain
2
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-asthen(o)
A
weakness
3
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-blast
A
immature cell
4
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-cele
A
pertaining to a tumor, hernia, swelling, or protrusion
5
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-centesis
A
procedure in which an organ or body cavity is punctured, often to drain excess fluid or take samples for laboratory tests
6
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-cyte
A
cell
7
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-dynia
A
pain
8
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-ectomy
A
surgical removal of
9
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-emia
A
pertaining to the presence of a substance in the blood
10
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-gen (or -genic)
A
causing
11
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-gram
A
record
12
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-graph
A
a record or the instrument used to create the record
13
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-ia
A
state or condition
14
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-iasis
A
abnormal condition
15
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-iatry
A
medical treatment
16
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-ism
A
state of
17
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-itis
A
inflammation
18
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-logist
A
person who studies
19
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-logy
A
study of
20
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-lysis
A
decline, disintegration, destruction
