DNR Suffix Flashcards by Hannah Hinojosa

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-ptosis

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Dropping
Prolapse

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-rrhage
-rrhagia

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Bursting forth

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-rrhexis

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Rupture

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-plegia

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Paralysis

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-plasty

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Surgical repair
Mold

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-plasia
-plasm

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Formation
Growth

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-pepsia

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Digestion

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-phasia

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Speech

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-pathy

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Disease
Suffering

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-phobia

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Fear

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-uria

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Urine

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-trophy

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Norishment
Growth

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-trispy

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Crushing

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-stasis

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Control
Constant level

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-pexy

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Surgical fixation

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-rrhaphy

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Suture
Suturing

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-therapy

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Treatment

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-spasm

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Involuntary spasm

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-sis

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State
Condition of

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-tome

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Cutting instrument

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-penia

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Deficiency
Lack of
Decrease

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-paus
-stasis

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Stopping
Cessation

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-scopy

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Visual examination
Process of examining

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-scope

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Instrument used to view

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-rrhea

Flow Discharge

-Pnea

Breathing

-phagia -phage

Eating Swallowing

-paresis

Slight or partial paralysis

-tomy

Cutting into incision

-stomy

Creation of an opening

-stenosis

Narrowing Stricture

-ole -ule

Small

-oid

Resembling Form or shape

-metry

Measurement

-meter

Instrument for measuring

-megaly

Enlargement

-malacia

Softening

-lysis

Destruction of

-logy

Study of

-logist

Specialist in the study of

-lith

Stone

-kinesia -kinesis

Movement

-itis

Inflammation

-ist

Specialist

-iasis

Pathological condition Or state

-ia -ism

Condition

-gravida

Pregnant women

-graphy

Process of recording

-graph

Recording instrument

-gram

Record

-Gen -genesis -genie

Creating Producing Origin or form

-esthesia

Sensation

-emia

A condition of the blood Blood

-emesis

Vomiting

-edema

Swelling

-ectomy

Excision Surgical removal

-Ectasis

Dilation Expansion

-dipsia

Thirst

-desis

Fusion Binding Fixation

-derma

Skin

-cyte

Cell

-Clast -clasis

Breaking

-cide -cidal

Destroying Killing

-centesis

Surgical puncture

-cele

Hernia

-algia -dynia

Pain

-Al -ac -ar -ary -ic -eal -ous -tous -ical -ory -tic

Pertaining to

-oxia

Oxygen

-osis

Abnormal condition

-opsy

Viewing

-opia

Vision

-oma

Tumor

-ology

Study Science of