Ch 2 - Suffixes - Diseases, Disorders, Conditions Flashcards
1
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-cele
A
hernia
2
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-constriction
A
narrowing
3
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-cytosis
A
a condition of cells
4
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-derma
A
skin
5
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-edema
A
swelling
6
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-emia
A
a condition of the blood
7
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-gravida
A
pregnant woman
8
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-ia, -ism
A
condition
9
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-iasis
A
pathological condition or state
10
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-itis
A
inflammation
11
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-lepsy, -leptic
A
seizure
12
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-lith
A
stone
13
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-malacia
A
softening
14
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-megaly
A
enlargement
15
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-necrosis
A
tissue death
16
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-oid
A
resembling
17
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-oma
A
tumor
18
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-osis
A
abnormal condition
19
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-oxia
A
oxygen
20
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-paresis
A
slight or partial paralysis
21
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-partum, -tocia
A
childbirth, labor
22
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-pathy
A
disease
23
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-penia
A
deficiency
24
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-pepsia
A
digestion
25
-phonia
voice
26
-plasia, -plasm
formation, growth
27
-plastic
pertaining to formation or growth
28
-plegia
paralysis
29
-plegic
pertaining to paralysis
30
-pnea
breathing
31
-pneic
pertaining to breathing
32
-ptosis
drooping, prolapse
33
-salpinx
uterine (fallopian) tube
34
-sclerosis
hardening
35
-static
not in motion, at rest
36
-stenosis
narrowing, stricture
37
-thorax
chest
38
-trophy
nourishment, growth
39
-uria
urine
