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56 Cards in this Set
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What is the suffix that means capable of?
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-able, -ible
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What are the suffixes that mean pertaining to?
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-ac, -al, -an, -ar, -ary, -eal, -ic, -ive, -tic
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What is the suffix for pain?
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-algia
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What does -ase mean?
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enzyme
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What is the suffix for hernia?
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-cele
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What does the suffix -centesis mean?
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procedure to aspirate fluid
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What is the suffix for dilation?
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-ectasia or -ectasis
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What is the suffix for excision or removal?
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-ectomy
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What does -edema mean?
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swelling
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What is the suffix for vomiting?
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-emesis
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What is the suffix for blood?
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-emia
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What is the suffix for beginning/producing?
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-genic or -genesis
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What does the suffix -gram mean?
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record
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What does the suffix -graph mean?
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instrument for recording
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What does the suffix -graphy mean?
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process of recording
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What does -ia or -iasis mean?
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condition
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What does -ism mean/
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condition
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What is the suffix that means one who?
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-ist
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What is the suffix for inflammation?
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-itis
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What does the suffix -kinesia or -kinesis mean?
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movement or motion
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What does -logist mean?
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specialist
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What does -logy mean?
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study of
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What does -lysis mean?
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loosening or freeing or breaking apart or destroying
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What does -lytic mean?
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pertaining to destruction (makes it an adjective)
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What is the suffix for softening?
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-malacia
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What does -mania mean?
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preoccupation
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What is the suffix for enlargement?
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-megaly
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What is the suffix for 'instrument to measure'?
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-meter
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What is the suffix for 'process of measuring'?
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-metry
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What is the suffix for resembling?
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-oid
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What does the suffix -oma mean?
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tumor
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What does the suffix -opia mean?
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vision
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What is the suffix for sugar?
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-ose
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What does the suffix -osis mean?
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condition - one that is actually a proliferation, or increased number, of a single occurrence
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What does -ous mean?
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pertaining to or characterized by
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What is the suffix for disease or abnormality?
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-pathy
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What is the suffix for deficiency?
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-penia
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What does -pexy mean?
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surgical fixation
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What does -phagia or -gic or -gy mean?
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eating or swallowing
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What is the suffix for speech?
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-phasia
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What does -phobia mean?
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abnormal fear
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What is suffix for surgical repair?
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-plasty
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What does -plegia mean?
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paralysis
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What is suffix for excessive flow or discharge?
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-rrhage or -rrhagia
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What is the suffix for suture?
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-rrhaphy
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What is the suffix for flow or discharge?
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-rrhea
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What does -rrhexis mean?
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rupture
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What does -sclerosis mean?
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hardening
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What is the suffix for examination with an instrument?
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-scopy
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What does -spasm mean?
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twitching
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What is the suffix for stopping?
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-stasis
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What is the suffix for forming of an opening?
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-stomy
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What is the suffix for an instrument for cutting?
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-tome
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What does -tomy mean?
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incision
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What does -tripsy mean?
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surgical crushing
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What is the suffix for nutrition?
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-trophic or -trophy
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