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65 Cards in this Set
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-ac, -al, -ary, -ic, -ous |
Pertaining to |
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-algia |
Pain |
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-cele (pronounced seal) |
Hernia/ growth |
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-centesis |
To puncture/ to withdrawl fluid |
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-cide |
To kill |
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-cyte |
Cell |
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-dynia |
Pain |
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-ectomy |
Cut out/ surgical removal |
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-edema |
Swelling from fluid |
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-emesis |
Vomiting |
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-emia |
Blood condition |
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-gen, -genic |
Causing/ producing |
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-gram |
Record/ report of something |
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-graph |
Instrument to record |
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-graphy |
Process of recording |
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-ia |
A condition |
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-iasis |
Condition resulting from |
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-iatric |
Treatment |
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-ician |
One who practices |
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-ism |
A state of being/ a belief system |
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-ist |
One who does something |
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-itis |
Inflammation |
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-iepsy |
Seizure |
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-lysis |
Break down/ separate |
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-malacia |
Softening |
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-mania |
Madness/ insane desire |
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-mergaly |
Enlargment |
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-meter, -metry |
Measure |
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-ness |
A state of being |
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-ole, -ule |
Tiny |
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-oid |
Resembling |
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-ology |
To study/the study of |
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-ologist |
One who studies |
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-oma |
Tumor |
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-opia, -opsy |
Vision/ view |
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-osis |
Abnormal condition/ disease condition |
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-ostomy |
A created surgical opening permanent |
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-otomy |
A temporary surgical opening |
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-pathy |
Disease |
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-penia |
A lack of |
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-pexy |
Surgical fixation |
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-phil, -philia |
Attration to |
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-phobia |
Fear of |
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-plasia |
Cell developement |
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-osis (when dealing with blood) |
Increase |
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-plasty |
Surgical repair |
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-plegia |
Paralysis |
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-pnea |
Breath/ breathing |
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-ptosis |
Sagging/ dropping/ prolapse |
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-ptysis |
Coughing up/ spitting up |
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-rrhea |
Flow/ discharge |
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-rrhaphy |
Stick/ suture (sew) |
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-rrhage, -rrhagia |
Bursting forth |
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-rrhexis |
Rupture/ burst |
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-sclerosis |
Hardening |
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-scope |
Instrument to visually examine |
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-scopy |
Process of visually examining |
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-spasm |
Involuntary contraction |
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-stenosis |
Tightening/ narrowing |
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-therapy |
Treatement |
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-therm(y) |
Heat |
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-tripsy |
Crushing |
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-trophy |
Developement |
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-uria |
Urine |
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-zoon, -zoa |
(Animal) life |
