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30 Cards in this Set
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-ac |
Pertaining to |
Ex: cardi-ac (pertaining to the heart) |
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-ar |
Pertaining to |
Muscul-ar (pertaining to the muscle) |
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-al |
Pertaining to |
Intestin-al(pertaining to the intenstine) |
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-ary |
Pertaining to |
Urin-ary(pertaining to the urine or urinary system) |
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-ic |
Pertaining to |
Pelv-ic(pertaining to the pelvis/hip bone/renal pelvis) |
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-ine |
Pertaining to/thing pertaining to |
Uter-ine(pertaining to the uterus or womb) |
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-ive |
Pertaining to |
Digest-ive(pertaining to breaking down food) |
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-ous |
Pertaining to |
Ven-ous(pertaining to a vein) |
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-ation |
Being/having/process |
Urin-ation(process of making urine) |
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-ion |
Action/condition |
Digest-ion(action of breaking down food) |
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-ia |
Condition/state/thing
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Pneumon-ia(condition of the lung) |
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-ism |
Disease from a specific cause/process |
Hypothyroid-ism (disease from a specific cause of deficient thyroid gland hormone)
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-itis |
Infection/Inflammation of |
Tonsill-itis(infection of the tonsil)
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-megaly |
Enlargement |
Cardio-megaly (enlargement of the heart)
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-oma |
Mass/tumor |
Neur-oma(tumor of the nerve)
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-osis |
Condition/process |
Psych-osis(condition of the mind)
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-pathy |
Disease |
Arthro-pathy(disease of a joint)
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-ectomy |
Surgical removal |
Append-ectomy(surgical removal of the appendix) |
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-gram |
Picture/record |
Mammo-gram(picture of the breast)
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-graphy |
Process of recording |
Mammo-graphy(process of recording the breast)
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-metry |
Process of measuring |
Spiro-metry(process of measuring breathing)
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-scope |
Instrument used to examine |
Colon-scope(instrument used to examine the colon)
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-scopy |
Process of using an instrument to examine |
Gastro-scopy(process of using an instrument to examine the stomach)
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-stomy |
Surgically created opening |
Colo-stomy(surgically created opening in the colon)
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-therapy |
Treatment |
Psycho-therapy(treatment of the mind)
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-tomy |
Process of cutting/process of making an incision |
Laparo-tomy(process of making an incision in the abdomen)
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-iatry |
Medical treatment |
Psych-iatry(medical treatment of the mind)
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-ics |
Knowledge/practice |
Dietet-ics(knowledge/practice of diet or food)
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-ist |
Person who specializes in/a thing that specializes in |
Therap-ist(person who specializes in treatment)
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-logy |
Study of |
Cardio-logy(study of the heart)
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