Chap 3 Suffixes Flashcards by Nixabeth Aguilera | Brainscape

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-ac, -al, -ar, -ic

A

Pertaining to

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-algia

A

Pain

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-asthenia

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Weakness

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-cele

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Hernia; swelling; protrusion

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-ceps

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Heads (attachments)

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-dynia

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Pain

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-ectomy

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Surgical removal; excision

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-esthesia

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Sensation

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-gram

A

Record; image

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-graphy

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Process of recording

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-ia

A

Condition

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-ion

A

Process; state; condition

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-itis

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Inflammation

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-logy

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Study of

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-lysis

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Breakdown; separation; loosening

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-malacia

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Softening

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-oma

A

Tumor; mass

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-paresis

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Weakness

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-penia

A

Deficiency

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-plasty

A

Surgical repair

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-plegia

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Paralysis

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-plegic

A

Pertaining to paralysis

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-rrhexis

A

Rupture

Q

-scope

A

Instrument used to view

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-scopy

A

Visual examination using a scope

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-tomy

A

Process of cutting; incision

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-tonia

A

Tone; tension

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-trophy

A

Condition of growth or development