Chapter 1: Terminations Flashcards
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-ize
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to do or make (something) x
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x-al
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p.t. x
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x-ous
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p.t. x
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x-ary
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p.t. x
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x-ar
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p.t. x
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x-an
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p.t. x
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x-ine
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p.t. x
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x-ac
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p.t. x
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x-oid
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resembling x
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x-itis
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the inflammation of x
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x-ia
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an abnormal condition involving x
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x-ist
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one who specializes in x
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x-in
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a substance of x
a substance which does the action of x
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x-o-rrhexis
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the rupturing of x
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x-iasis
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the abnormal presence of x
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x-o-clasis
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the breaking of x
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x-o-clast
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something which breaks x
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x-osis
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an abnormal condition involving x
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x-o-pathy
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a disease of x
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x-o-path
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one with a disease of x
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x-o-megaly
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the enlargement of x
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x-o-phagy
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the ingestion of x
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x-o-phage
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something which ingests x
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x-o-genesis
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the production of x
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x-o-poiesis
the formation of x
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x-o-kinesis
the movement of x
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x-o-kinetic
p.t. the movement of x
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x-algia
pain in x
| pain involving x
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x-odynia
pain in x
| pain involving x
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x-oplegia
the paralysis of x
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x-o-plegic
p.t. the paralysis of x
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x-o-penia
a deficiency of x
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x-o-rrhagia
the rapid flowing of x
| the rapid flowing of something from x
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x-o-necrosis
the death of x
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x-o-stenosis
the narrowing of x
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x-o-sclerosis
the hardening of x
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x-optosis
the downward displacement of x
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x-agr
gouty pain in x
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x-o-rrhea
the flowing of x
| the flowing of something from x
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x-edema
the swelling of x
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x-o-cele
the protrusion of x
| the protrusion of something through x
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x-o-lith
a calculus of x
| a calculus involving x
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x-o-spasm
a spasm of x
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x-ismus
a spasm of x
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x-ectopia
the displacement of x
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x-ectasia
the distention of x
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x-o-plasia
the formation of x
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x-o-dysplasia
the defective formation of x
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x-o-trophy
the growth/nourishment of x
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x-o-dystrophy
the defective growth of x
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x-atrophy
the lack of growth of x
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x-asthenia
the lack of strength of x
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x-o-therapy
treatment by means of x
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x-iatry
the healing of x
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x-o-stasis
the stopping of x
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x-o-plasty
the surgical repairing of x
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x-o-centesis
the surgical puncturing of x
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x-o-rrhaphy
the suturing of x
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x-o-tomy
the cutting of x
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x-ectomy
the cutting out of x
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x-o-stomy
the making of an opening in x
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x-ics
the science of x
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x-o-logy
the study of x
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x-o-scopy
the examination of x
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x-o-metry
the measurement of x
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x-o-graphy
the recording of x
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x-o-pexy
the fixation of x [therapeutic]
| the adhesion of x [diagnostic]
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x-o-lysis
the disintegration of x [diagnostic]
| the separation of the adhesions of x [therapeutic]
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x-o-tropism
the tendency to preferentially affect x [diagnostic & therapeutic]
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x-o-tome
an instrument for cutting x
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x-ectome
an instrument for cutting out x
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x-o-scope
an instrument for examining x
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x-o-stat
something which stops x
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x-o-gen
something which produces x
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x-o-meter
an instrument for measuring x
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x-o-genic
producing x
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x-o-genous
produced by x
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x-o-tropic
preferentially affecting x
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x-o-schisis
the splitting of x
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x-o-malacia
the softening of x
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G-ism
a condition caused by the malfunction of G
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x-o-gen
a substance which produces x
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S-o-x-N
a collection of S in x
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x-o-z-ostomy
the making of an opening between z and x
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x-(h)emia
1) the abnormal presence of blood in x
| 2) the abnormal presence of x in the blood
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x-ologist
one who studies x
