Ch. 3 Suffixes Flashcards

1
Q

Acr/o

A

extremities, top, point

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2
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Acu/o

A

sharp, severe, sudden

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3
Q

Angi/o

A

vessel

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4
Q

Axill/o

A

armpit

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5
Q

Bronch/o

A

bronchial tubes

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6
Q

Chem/o

A

drug, chemical

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7
Q

Chondr/o

A

cartilage

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8
Q

Col/o

A

colon

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9
Q

Inguin/o

A

groin

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10
Q

Isch/o

A

to hold back

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11
Q

Lapar/o

A

abdomen

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12
Q

Laryng/o

A

voice box

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13
Q

Mast/o

A

breast

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14
Q

Mamm/o

A

breast

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15
Q

Morph/o

A

shape, form

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16
Q

Muc/o

A

mucus

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17
Q

Myel/o

A

spinal cord or bone marrow

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18
Q

Necr/o

A

death

19
Q

Phag/o

A

to eat, swallow

20
Q

Phleb/o

A

vein

21
Q

Plas/o

A

formation, development

22
Q

Staphyl/o

A

clusters

23
Q

Strept/o

A

twisted chains

24
Q

Ven/o

A

vein

25
Q

-cele

A

hernia

26
Q

-centesis

A

surgical puncture to remove fluid

27
Q

-coccus; -cocci

A

berry-shaped bacterium

28
Q

-genesis

A

condition of producing

29
Q

-lysis

A

breakdown, destruction, separation

30
Q

-malacia

A

softening

31
Q

-megaly

A

enlargement

32
Q

-osis

A

condition, usually abnormal

33
Q

-plasia

A

development, growth. formation

34
Q

-plasty

A

surgical repair

35
Q

-sclerosis

A

hardening

36
Q

-stasis

A

controlling, stopping

37
Q

-stomy

A

opening to form a mouth

38
Q

-trophy

A

development, nourishment

39
Q

hypertrophy

A

excessive development

40
Q

-ia

A

condition

41
Q

-um; -ium

A

structure, tissue

42
Q

-us

A

structure, substance

43
Q

-oid

A

resembling, derived from

44
Q

-penia

A

deficiency