Ch2: Suffixes Flashcards by Natalie Barcenas | Brainscape

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-emia

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blood condition

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-malacia

A

softening

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-megaly

A

enlargement

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-gen

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forming, producing, origin

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-genesis

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forming, producing, origin

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-osis

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abnormal condition, increase

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-oma

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tumor

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-iasis

A

abnormal condition

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-itis

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inflammation

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-pathy

A

disease

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-penia

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decrease, deficiency

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-lith

A

stone, calculus

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-stomy

A

forming of an opening

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-lysis

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seperation, destruction, loosening

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-ectomy

A

excision, removal

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-desis

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binding, fixation (of a bone or joint)

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-plasty

A

surgical repair

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-icle

A

small

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-ute

A

minute

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-meter

A

instrument of measuring

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-clasis

A

to break/surgical fracture

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-centesis

A

surgical puncture

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-tomy

A

incision

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-tome

A

instrument to cut

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-rrhea

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discharge, flow

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-emesis

A

vomiting

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-edema

A

swelling

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-scopy

A

visual examination

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-plasty

A

surgical repair

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-scope

A

instrument for examining

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-rrhaphy

A

suture

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-gram

A

record, writing

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-cele

A

hernia, swelling

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-lysis

A

seperation

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-iatrics

A

treatment

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-ism

A

condition

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-tripsy

A

crushing

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-pexy

A

fixation (of an organ)

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-ist

A

specialist

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-graphy

A

process of recording

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-ecstasis

A

dilation, expansion

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-algia

A

pain

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-dynia

A

pain

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-graph

A

instrument of recording

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-ole

A

little

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-metry

A

act of measuring

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-phagia

A

eating, swallowing

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-phobia

A

fear

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-plasia

A

formation, growth

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-phasia

A

speech

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-plasm

A

formation, growth

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-plegia

A

paralysis

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-ptosis

A

prolapse, downward displacement

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-rrhage

A

bursting forth (of)

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-rrhagia

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bursting forth (of)

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-rrhexis

A

rupture

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-sclerosis

A

abnormal condition of harderning

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-spasm

A

involuntary contraction, twitching

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-stenosis

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narrowing, stricture

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-toxic

A

poison

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-trophy

A

nourishment, development