Pharmacy Suffixes Terminology and Abbreviations

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Total cards: 24•Content version: v4•Public deck•Updated: 8/1/2026

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-ac

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Pertaining to Cardiac

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-al

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pertaining to esophagael

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-algia

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pain neuralgia

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-ary

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pertaining to pulmonary

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-cele

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hernia hydrocele

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-centesis

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surgical puncture to remove fluid amniocentesis

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-cyte

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cell erythrocyte

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-dipsia

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thirst polydipsia

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-ectomy

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excision, surgical removal hysterectomy

#10

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-emesis

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vomiting

#11

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#12

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-emia

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blood condition leukemia

#13

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-genic

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producing, forming carcinogenic

#14

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-gram

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record, picture electrocardiogram

#15

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-graph

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intrument for recording electrocardiograph

#16

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-graphy

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process of recording sonography

#17

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-iasis

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pathological condition cholelithiasis

#18

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-iatry

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treatment psychiatry

#19

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-ic

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pertaining to cephalic

#20

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-itis

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inflammation arthritis

#21

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-lepsy

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seizure epilepsy

#22

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-logist

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specialist neurologist

#23

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-logy

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study of biology

#24

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-lysis

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destruction, breaking down neurolysis