Chapter 2 -- Understanding Suffixes Flashcards by Neeraja Nair

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-plegia

A

paralysis

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-oma

A

tumor

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-emesis

A

vomiting

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-phasia

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speaking

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-oxia

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condition of oxygen

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-physis

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growth

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-malacia

A

softening

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-philia

A

loving or affinity for

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-drome

A

run, running

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-opsy

A

view of

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-phagia

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eating or swallowing

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-stasis

A

standing still

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-algia

A

condition of pain

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-asthenia

A

weakness

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-atresia

A

closure or abscence of normal body opening

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-cele

A

hernia, swelling, protrusion

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-dynia

A

pain

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-osis

A

condition of

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-ism

A

condition or disease

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-penia

A

deficiency or abnormal reduction in number

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-phobia

A

fear

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-plasia

A

formation, growth

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-rrhagia

A

abnormal discharge

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-rrhea

A

discharge

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-rrhexis

A

rupture

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-sclerosis

A

condition of hardening

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-spasm

A

sudden, invountary muscle contraction

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-ad

A

toward

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-emia/-hemia

A

condtion of blood

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-ac/-al/-ar/-ary/-ic/-ous

A

pertaining to

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-iatry

A

treatment or specility

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-practic

A

a practice

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-centesis

A

surgical puncture

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-clasia/-clasis/-clast

A

break apart

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-desis

A

surgical fixation or fusion

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-graph

A

instrument for recording

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-graphy

A

recording process

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-meter

A

measure, measuring instrument

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-metry

A

measurement, process of measuring

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-pexy

A

surgical fixation, suspension

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-phylaxis

A

protection

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-rrhaphy

A

suturing

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-scopy

A

process of viowing

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-stomy

A

surgical creation of an opening

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-tome

A

cutting instrument

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-tomy

A

incision

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-tripsy

A

surgical crushing

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-ion

A

process