Ch. 4 (Suffixes) Flashcards

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1
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Ase

A

Enzyme

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Ation

A

Process; condition

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Cele

A

Hernia

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4
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Chezia

A

Defecation; elimination of waste

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Ectasis; Ectasia

A

Stretching; dilation; dilatation

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6
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Emesis

A

Vomiting

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Gen

A

Producing; forming

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Opsy

A

View of

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Orexia

A

Appetite

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Ose

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Full of; pertaining to; sugar

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Otic

A

Pertaining to the abnormal condition

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Pepsia

A

Digestion

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13
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Pexy

A

Surgical fixation; to put in place

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14
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Phagia

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Eating; swallowing

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15
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Plasty

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Surgical repair

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Prandial

A

Meal

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Ptyalo

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Spit; saliva

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Ptysis

A

Spitting

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Rrhaphy

A

Suture

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Genesis

A

Producing; forming

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Graph

A

Instrument for recording

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Graphy

A

Process of recording

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Ia

A

Condition

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Iasis

A

Abnormal condition

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Ion

A

Process

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Ism

A

Process; condition

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Lithiasis

A

Abnormal condition of stones

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Lysis

A

Breakdown; separation; destruction; loosening

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Megaly

A

Enlargement

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Rrhea

A

Flow; discharge

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Scope

A

Instrument for visual recording

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Scopy

A

Visual examination

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Spasm

A

Sudden involuntary contraction of muscles

34
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Stalsis

A

Contraction

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Stasis

A

Stopping; controlling

36
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Stenosis

A

Tightening; narrowing; stricture

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Stomy

A

New opening to the outside of the body

38
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Tresia

A

Opening

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Um

A

Structure; tissue; pertaining to