33 Diagnosis and Symptom Suffixes Flashcards

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1
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-algia

A

pain

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2
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-cele

A

hernia, swelling, tumor, protrusion

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3
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-dynia

A

pain

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4
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-ectasis

A

dilation

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5
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-emia

A

blood

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6
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-gen

A

producing, beginning

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7
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-gram

A

record

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8
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-graph

A

instrument

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-graphy

A

process of recording

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10
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-iasis

A

condition or disease

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11
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-itis

A

inflammation

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12
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-logy

A

study of/science of

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13
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-malacia

A

softening

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14
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-megaly

A

enlargement

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15
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-meter

A

instrument for measuring

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16
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-metry

A

process of measuring

17
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-oid

A

resemble

18
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-oma

A

tumor or swelling

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-osis

A

abnormal condition

20
Q

-pathy

A

disease

21
Q

-penia

A

disease, deficiency

22
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-phagia

A

eating, swallowing

23
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-phasia

A

speech

24
Q

-plegia

A

paralysis

25
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-phobia

A

fear

26
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-ptosis

A

prolapse, falling, dropping

27
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-rrhage

A

burst forth, hemorrhage

28
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-rrhea

A

discharge, flow

29
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-rrhexis

A

rupture

30
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-sclerosis

A

hardening

31
Q

-scopy

A

examination, view

32
Q

-spasm

A

involuntary, contraction, twitching of a muscle

33
Q

-desis

A

bind, fixate