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Chapter 2: General Suffixes Flashcards

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-cle

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Small

vesicle (small bladder [blister])

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-cyesis

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Pregnancy

Salpingocyesis (fallopian tube pregnancy)

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-cyte

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Cell

Leukocyte (white cell)

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-derma

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Skin Condition

Leukoderma (white skin condition)

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-dipsia

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Thirst

Polydipsia (frequent thirst)

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-esthesia

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Feeling, Sensation

Anesthesia (without sensation)

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-gen

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That Which Produces

Mutagen (that which produces mutations)

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-genesis

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Produces, Generates

Carcinogenic (producing cancer)

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-globin

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Protein

Hemoglobin (blood protein)

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-globulin

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Protein

Immunoglobulin (protective protein)

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-gravida

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Pregnancy

Multigravida (many pregnancies)

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-kinesia

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Movement

Bradykinesia (slow movement)

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-oid

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Resembling

Lipoid (resembling fat)

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-ole

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Small

Arteriole (small artery)

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-opia

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Vision
Diplopia (double vision)
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-opsy

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View Of

Biopsy (view of life)

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-osmia

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Sense Of Smell

Anosmia (no sense of smell)

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-oxia

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Oxygen

Anoxia (without oxygen)

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-para

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To Bear (Offspring)
Nullipara (to bear no children)
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-partum

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Birth, Labor

Postpartum (after birth)

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-pepsia

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Digestion

Bradypepsia (slow digestion)

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-phagia

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Eating, Swallowing

Dysphagia (difficulty swallowing)

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-phasia

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Speech

Aphasia (lack of speech)

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-phil

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Attracted To

Eosinophil (attracted to rosy [dye])

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-phonia

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Voice

Aphonia (without voice)

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-plasm

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Formation, Development

Neoplasm (new formation)

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-pnea

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Breathing

apnea (lack of breathing)

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-poiesis

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Formation

Hematopoiesis (blood formation)

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-porosis

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Porous

Osteoporosis (porous bone)

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-ptysis

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Spitting Up, Coughing Up

Hemoptysis (spitting or coughing up blood)

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-therapy

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Treatment

Chemotherapy (treatment with chemicals)

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-thorax

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Chest

Hemothorax (blood in the chest)

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-trophic

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Development

Amyotrophic (without muscle development)

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-trophy

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Nourishment, Development

Hypertrophy (excessive development)

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-ule

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Small

Venule (small vein)

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