Medical Terminology: Suffix Meanings – Flashcards
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-ac, -al, -ar, -ary, -ic, -ine, -ive, -ous
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pertaining to
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-ation
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a process; being or having
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-ectomy
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surgical excision
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-gram
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a record or picture
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-graphy
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process of recording
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-ia
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condition; state; thing
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-iatry
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medical treatment
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-ion
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action; condition
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-ism
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process; disease from a specific cause
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-ist
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one who specializes in
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-itis
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inflammation of; infection of
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-logy
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the study of
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-lysis
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process of breaking down or destroying
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-megaly
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enlargement
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-metry
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process of measuring
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-oma
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tumor; mass
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-osis
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condition: abnormal condition: process
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-pathy
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disease; suffering
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-scope
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instrument used to examine
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-scopy
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process of using an instrument to examine
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-stomy
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surgically created opening
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-therapy
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treatment
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-tomy
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process of cutting or making an incision
