Chapter 6: Suffixes Flashcards by Angelina Hart | Brainscape

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-ar

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Pertaining to

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-al

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Pertaining to

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-ic

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Pertaining to

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-ase

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Enzyme

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-centesis

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Surgical puncture to remove fluid

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-chezia

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Defecation

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-drome

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To run

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-ectasis

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Stretching

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-ectasia

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Stretching

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-ectomy

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Removal

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-emesis

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Vomiting

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-emia

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Blood condition

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-ia

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Condition

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-iasis

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Abnormal condition

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-itis

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Inflammation

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-logy

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Study of

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-lysis

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Breakdown

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-megaly

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Enlargement

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-oma

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Tumor or mass

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-opsy

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To view

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-pepsia

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Digestion

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-pexy

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Surgical fixation

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-phagia

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Eating or swallowing

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-plasty

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Surgical repair

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-prandial

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Meal

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-ptysis

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Spitting

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-rrhaphy

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Suture

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-rrhea

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Flow or discharge

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-scope

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Instrument for visual examination

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-scopy

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Visual examination

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-spasm

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Sudden involuntary contraction of

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-stalsis

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Contraction

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-stasis

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Stopping or controlling

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-stenosis

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Tightening

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-stomy

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New opening to the outside of the body

If attached to more than 1 combining from it means surgically connect (anastomosis)

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-tomy

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Process of cutting

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-tresia

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Opening

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-atresia

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Closure

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-tripsy

A

To crush