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Chapter 2: Suffixes Flashcards

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Use the root word for linking the two word elements.

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Use the combining form for linking the two word elements.

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What medical term is formed by combining ‘hemat’ and ‘-emesis’?

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hemat/emesis means vomiting blood.

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What does ‘hemat/o/logy’ mean?

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The study of blood.

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Words that contain more than one word root.

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What is the meaning of the suffix ‘-itis’?

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Inflammation.

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What does ‘oste/o/arthr/itis’ mean?

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Inflammation of the bone and joint.

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Pathological suffixes.

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What is the meaning of the suffix ‘-centesis’?

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Surgical puncture.

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What does ‘arthr/o/centesis’ refer to?

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Surgical puncture of a joint.

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diagnostic suffix.

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False.

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What are the major types of suffixes that should be learned in categories?

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Surgical, Diagnostic, Pathological, Related, and Grammatical suffixes.

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What does ‘encephal/o/mening/itis’ mean?

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Inflammation of the brain and meninges.

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What is the purpose of arthrocentesis?

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To remove fluid in a joint for diagnostic purposes and to instill medications.

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What does the suffix -clasis mean?

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to break; surgical fracture

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What is the meaning of the suffix -desis?

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binding, fixation (of a bone or joint)

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Define the suffix -ectomy.

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excision, removal

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What does the suffix -lysis indicate?

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separation; destruction; loosening

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What does the suffix -pexy refer to?

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fixation (of an organ)

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What is the meaning of the suffix -plasty?

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surgical repair

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What does the suffix -rrhaphy signify?

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suture

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What is indicated by the suffix -stomy?

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forming an opening (mouth)

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What does the suffix -tomy mean?

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incision

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What is the meaning of the suffix -tripsy?

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crushing

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What is osteoclasis?

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surgical fracture of a bone

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What is arthrodesis?

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binding or fixation of a joint

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What does appendectomy refer to?

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excision of the appendix

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What is thromb/o/lysis?

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destruction or separation of a blood clot

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What is mastopexy?

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fixation of the breasts

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What does rhinoplasty entail?

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surgical repair of the nose

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What is myorrhaphy?

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suture of a muscle

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What is tracheostomy?

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forming an opening into the trachea

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What does oste/o/tome refer to?

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instrument to cut bone

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What is a tracheotomy?

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incision of the trachea

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What does lithotripsy involve?

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crushing a stone

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What does the suffix -gram signify?

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record, writing

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What is the meaning of the suffix -graph?

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instrument for recording

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Define the suffix -graphy.

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process of recording

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What does the suffix -scope mean?

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instrument for examining

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What is endoscopy?

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visual examination within

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The process of recording electrical activity of the heart is called _______.

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electrocardiography

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The instrument used for recording electrical activity of the heart is called _______.

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electrocardiograph

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True or False: An endoscope is a type of imaging procedure.

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False

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What is the primary purpose of an endoscope?

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to observe the inside of a hollow organ or cavity

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What does the suffix ‘-algia’ mean?

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pain

Example: neur/algia (nerve pain)

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What does the suffix ‘-dynia’ refer to?

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pain

Example: ot/o/dynia (pain in the ear)

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What is the meaning of the suffix ‘-cele’?

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hernia, swelling

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What does the suffix ‘-ectasis’ indicate?

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dilation, expansion

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What does the suffix ‘-emesis’ signify?

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vomiting

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What does ‘-emia’ refer to?

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blood condition

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What does the suffix ‘-genesis’ mean?

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forming, producing, origin

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What does the suffix ‘-itis’ indicate?

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inflammation

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What does the suffix ‘-malacia’ refer to?

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softening

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What does ‘-megaly’ signify?

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enlargement

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What does the suffix ‘-oma’ mean?

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tumor

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What does the suffix ‘-osis’ indicate?

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abnormal condition; increase (used primarily with blood cells)

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What does the suffix ‘-pathy’ mean?

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disease

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Fill in the blank: The term ‘oste/o/penia’ refers to a _______ in bone mass.

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decrease

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What does the suffix ‘-phobia’ signify?

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fear

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What does the suffix ‘-plegia’ refer to?

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paralysis

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Fill in the blank: ‘blephar/o/ptosis’ refers to _______ of the eyelid.

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prolapse, downward displacement

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What does the suffix ‘-rrhea’ indicate?

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discharge, flow

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What does ‘-sclerosis’ mean?

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abnormal condition of hardening

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What is the medical term for ‘dilation or expansion of the bronchi’?

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bronchi/ectasis

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What does ‘hyper/emesis’ refer to?

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excessive vomiting

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What is the meaning of ‘leukemia’?

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cancer of the white blood cells

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What does ‘carcin/o/gen’ mean?

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forming, producing, or origin of cancer

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What does ‘carcinogenesis’ refer to?

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the transformation of normal cells into cancer cells

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What is ‘gastr/itis’?

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inflammation of the stomach

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What does ‘chondr/o/malacia’ refer to?

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softening of cartilage

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What does ‘cardi/o/megaly’ mean?

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enlargement of the heart

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What is a ‘neur/oma’?

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tumor of a nerve

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What does ‘cyan/osis’ indicate?

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dark blue or purple discoloration of the skin and mucous membrane

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What is the meaning of ‘my/o/pathy’?

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disease of muscle

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What does ‘quadri/plegia’ refer to?

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paralysis of four extremities

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What is the medical term for ‘rupture of an artery’?

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arteri/o/rrhexis

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What does ‘arter/o/sclerosis’ mean?

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abnormal condition of hardening of an artery

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What does the suffix -spasm mean?

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involuntary contraction, twitching

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What does the suffix -stenosis signify?

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narrowing, stricture

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What does the suffix -toxic refer to?

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pertaining to poison

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What is the meaning of the term blephar/o/spasm?

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involuntary contraction or twitching of the eyelid

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What does arteri/o/stenosis indicate?

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abnormal narrowing or stricture of an artery

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What does hepat/o/toxic mean?

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pertaining to poison in the liver

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Delete

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attached to word roots to form parts of speech, such as adjectives and nouns

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What does the suffix -ac mean?

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pertaining to

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What does the suffix -al signify?

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pertaining to

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What is the meaning of the term muscul/ar?

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pertaining to muscle

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What does the suffix -ary imply?

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pertaining to

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What does the suffix -eal refer to?

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pertaining to

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What does the suffix -ior mean?

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pertaining to the back (of the body)

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What does thorac/ic indicate?

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pertaining to the chest

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What does cutane/ous mean?

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pertaining to the skin

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What does the suffix -ism denote?

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condition; process

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What does the suffix -ist signify?

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specialist in a field

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What does the suffix -y refer to?

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condition; process

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What does the diminutive suffix -ule mean?

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small, minute

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What does pneumon/ia refer to?

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condition of the lung(s)

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What does thyroid/ism indicate?

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condition of the thyroid gland

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What does psych/iatry mean?

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treatment of the mind

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What is the meaning of neur/o/path/y?

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condition of nerve diseases

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What does the term ventricle refer to?

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small cavity, as of the brain or heart

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What does the suffix -ole signify?

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small or minute artery

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What does the term ven/ule refer to?

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small or minute vein

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Fill in the blank: The suffix -tic means _______.

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pertaining to

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True or False: The suffix -ce denotes a large size.

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False

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What is the purpose of plural suffixes?

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to denote singular and plural forms of a word

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