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84 Cards in this Set
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-ac, -al, -ic, -ical, -ar, -eal, -iac, -ior, -ose, -ary |
pertaining to |
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-algia |
pain |
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-centesis |
surgical puncture to remove fluid or gas |
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-cyte |
cell |
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-cytosis |
increase in cell number |
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-drome |
to run |
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-ectomy |
removal: excision: resection |
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-emia |
blood condition |
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-emic |
pertaining to blood condition |
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-genic |
produced by or in |
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-gram |
record |
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-graph |
instrument for recording |
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-graphy |
process of recording |
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-ist |
specialist |
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-ion |
process |
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-logy |
study of |
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-itis |
inflammation |
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-oma |
tumor: mass: fluid collection |
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-opsy |
view of |
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-osis, -iasis |
abnormal condition |
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-pathy |
disease condition: emtion |
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-scopy |
visual examination |
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-scope |
instrument for visual examination |
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-sis |
state of: condition |
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-ism, ation |
process: condition |
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-plasia |
developement: formation, growth |
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-plasm |
formation |
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-plasty |
surgical repair |
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-somes |
bodies |
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-sphyxia |
pulse |
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-blast |
immature: embryonic |
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-dynia |
pain |
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-clast |
to break |
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-fication |
process of making |
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-desis |
surgical fixation: to bind: tie together |
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-genesis |
producing: forming |
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-metry |
measurement |
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-kinesis |
movement |
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-pexy |
surgical fixation to put on place |
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-malacia |
softening |
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-physis |
to grow |
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-rrhaphy |
suture |
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-poiesis |
formation |
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-sclerosis |
hardening |
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-porosis |
condition of pores (spaces) |
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-therapy |
treatment |
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-tomy |
process of cutting: incision |
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-tome |
instrument to cut |
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-trophy |
developement: nourishment |
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-lithiasis |
abnormal condition of stones |
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-thorax |
chest: pleural cavity |
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-lytic |
to reduce: destroy: seperate: breakdown |
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-ema, -ia, -y |
condition |
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-meter |
measure |
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-gen |
producing: forming |
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-stomy |
new opening to the outside of the body |
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-um |
structure: tissue: thing: pertaining to |
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-tresia |
opening |
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-rrhea |
flow: discharge |
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-stasis |
stopping: controlling |
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-spasm |
sudden involuntary contraction of muscles |
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-stenosis |
tightening: narrowing: stricture |
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-stalsis |
contraction |
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-pepsia |
digestion |
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-ptyalo |
spit: salivia |
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-phagia |
eating: swallowing |
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-ptysis |
spitting |
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-prandial |
meal |
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-lysis |
breakdown: seperation: destruction: loosening |
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-ose |
full of: pertaining to sugar |
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-megaly |
enlargement |
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-otic |
pertaining to the abnormal condition |
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-orexia |
appetite |
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-emesis |
vomiting |
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-otia |
ear condition |
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-tropia |
to turn |
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-ase |
enzyme |
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-chezia |
defacation: elimination of waste |
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-ectasis, -ectasia |
stretching: dilation: expansion |
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-cele |
hernia |
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-opia |
vision |
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-plegia |
paralysis: palsy |
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-phobia |
fear |
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-ptosis |
drooping: sagging: prolapse |
