Chapter 12 Suffixes Flashcards

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-al

A

pertaining to

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-algia

A

pain

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-cele

A

hernia, swelling, protrusion

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-dipsia

A

thirst

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-ectomy

A

surgical removal; excision

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-emia

A

blood condition

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7
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-gram

A

record; image

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8
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-ia

A

condition

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-iasis, -osis

A

abnormal condition

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-itis

A

inflammation

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-logist

A

specialist in the study and treatment of

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-logy

A

study of

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-lysis

A

destruction

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-megaly

A

enlargement, large

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-oma

A

tumor, mass

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-pexy

A

surgical fixation

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-plasty

A

surgical repair

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-ptosis

A

drooping; downward displacement

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-rrhaphy

A

suture

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-scope

A

process of observing

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-stomy

A

new opening

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-tomy

A

incision, cut into

23
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-tripsy

A

process of crushing