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74 Cards in this Set
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-able
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capable of
Example: remarkable NOTE: this suffix changes the part of speech it is attached to from a noun to an adjective. NOTE: This suffix can also stand alone as an independent word. |
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-ible
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capable of
Example: extractible NOTE: this suffix changes the part of speech it is attached to from a noun to an adjective. |
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-ac
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pertaining to
Example: hemophiliac NOTE: this suffix changes the part of speech it is attached to from a noun to an adjective. |
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-al
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pertaining to
Example: fundal, antidiarrheal NOTE: this suffix changes the part of speech it is attached to from a noun to an adjective. |
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-an
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pertaining to
Example: geriatrician NOTE: this suffix changes the part of speech it is attached to from a noun to an adjective. |
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-ar
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pertaining to
Example: auricular NOTE: this suffix changes the part of speech it is attached to from a noun to an adjective. |
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-ary
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pertaining to
Example: maxillary NOTE: this suffix changes the part of speech it is attached to from a noun to an adjective. |
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-eal
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pertaining to
Example: nasopharyngeal NOTE: this suffix changes the part of speech it is attached to from a noun to an adjective. |
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-ic
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pertaining to
Example: idiopathic NOTE: this suffix changes the part of speech it is attached to from a noun to an adjective. |
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-ive
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pertaining to
Example: degenerative, digestive NOTE: this suffix changes the part of speech it is attached to from a noun to an adjective. |
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-tic
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pertaining to
Example: pancreatic NOTE: this suffix changes the part of speech it is attached to from a noun to an adjective. |
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-ase
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enzyme
Example: amylase |
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-algia
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pain
Example: myalgia |
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-cele
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hernia (protrusion of an organ through its containing wall)
Example: cystocele |
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-centesis
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procedure to aspirate fluid
Example: paracentesis or cephalocentesis (surgical puncture of the head) |
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-ectasia
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dilatation or dilation
Example: telangiectasia NOTE: This suffix can also stand alone as an independent word. |
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-ectasis
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dilatation or dilation
Example: bronchiectasis NOTE: This suffix can also stand alone as an independent word. |
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-ectomy
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excision or removal
Example: appendectomy |
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-edema
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swelling
Example: lymphedema NOTE: This suffix can also stand alone as an independent word. |
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-emesis
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vomiting
Example: hematemesis NOTE: This suffix can also stand alone as an independent word. |
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-emia
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blood
Ex: anemia |
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-genic
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beginning or producing
Ex: osteogenic |
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-genesis
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beginning or producing
Ex: angiogenesis NOTE: This suffix can also stand alone as an independent word. |
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-gram
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record
Ex: cholangiogram |
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-graph
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instrument for recording
Ex: polygraph |
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-graphy
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process of recording
Ex: echocardiography |
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-iasis
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condition
Ex: psoriasis |
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-ism
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condition
Ex: botulism |
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-ist
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one who
Ex: psychologist |
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-itis
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inflammation
Ex: pancreatitis |
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-ium
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membrane
Ex: ischium |
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-kinesia
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movement or motion
Ex: dyskinesia NOTE: This suffix can also stand alone as an independent word. |
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-kinesis
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movement or motion
Ex: hypokinesis NOTE: This suffix can also stand alone as an independent word. |
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-logist
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specialist
Ex: radiologist |
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-logy
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study of
Ex: pathology |
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-lysis
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loosening or freeing or breaking apart or destroying
Ex: adhesiolysis NOTE: This suffix can also stand alone as an independent word. |
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-lytic
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pertaining to destruction or freeing or loosening or breaking apart.
Ex: hemolytic NOTE: Notice that this is an adjectival ending attached to this suffix. See page 19 of MWB for further explanation. NOTE: This suffix can also stand alone as an independent word. |
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-malacia
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softening
Ex: chondromalacia |
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-mania
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preoccupation
Ex: pyromania NOTE: This suffix can also stand alone as an independent word. |
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-megaly
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enlargement
Ex: cardiomegaly |
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-meter
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unit or instrument of measure
Ex: alucometer |
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-metry
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process of measuring
Ex: geometry |
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-oid
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resembling
Ex: adenoid |
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-oma
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tumor
Ex: lymphoma |
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-opia
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vision
Ex: diplopia |
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-ose
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sugar
Ex: glucose |
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-osis
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condition - which is usually abnormal (proliferation of or an increased number of)
Ex: ptosis NOTE: This particular meaning of condition is usually abnormal. See page 24 of MWB for further explanation. |
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-ous
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pertaining to or characterized by
Ex: mucous |
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-pathy
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disease or abnormality
Ex: adenopathy |
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-penia
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deficiency
Ex: osteopenia |
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-pexy
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surgical fixation
Ex: cystopexy |
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-phagia
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eating or swallowing
Ex: dysphagia |
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-phagic
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eating or swallowing
Ex: dysphagic (adj) |
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-phagy
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eating or swallowing
Ex: dysphagy (noun) |
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-phasia
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speech
Ex: dysphasia |
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-phobia
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abnormal fear
Ex: agoraphobia NOTE: This suffix can also stand alone as an independent word. |
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-plasty
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surgical repair
Ex: arthroplasty |
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-plegia
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paralysis
Ex: paraplegia |
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-rrhage
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excessive bleeding, flow or discharge
Ex: hemorrhage |
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-rrhagia
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excessive bleeding, flow or discharge
Ex: gastrorrhagia |
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-rrhaphy
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suture
Ex: herniorrhaphy |
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-rrhea
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flow or discharge
Ex: diarrhea |
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-rrhexis
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rupture
Ex: capsulorrhexis |
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-sclerosis
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hardening
Ex: atherosclerosis |
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-scopy
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examination with an instrument
Ex: colonoscopy |
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-spasm
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twitching
Ex: bronchospasm NOTE: This suffix can also stand alone as an independent word. |
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-stomy
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forming of an opening
Ex: tracheostomy |
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-stasis
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stopping
Ex: hemostasis NOTE: This suffix can also stand alone as an independent word. |
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-tome
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an instrument for cutting
Ex: osteotome |
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-tomy
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incision (cutting into)
Ex: craniotomy, tracheotomy |
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-tripsy
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surgical crushing
Ex: lithotripsy |
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-trophic
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nutrition
Ex: hemotrophic NOTE: When placed with a root, -trophic creates an adjective. |
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-trophy
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nutrition
Ex: hypertrophy |
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-cyte
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cell
Ex: lymphocyte |