Chapter 2 -- Understanding Suffixes Flashcards

1
Q

-plegia

A

paralysis

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2
Q

-oma

A

tumor

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3
Q

-emesis

A

vomiting

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4
Q

-phasia

A

speaking

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5
Q

-oxia

A

condition of oxygen

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6
Q

-physis

A

growth

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7
Q

-malacia

A

softening

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8
Q

-philia

A

loving or affinity for

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9
Q

-drome

A

run, running

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10
Q

-opsy

A

view of

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11
Q

-phagia

A

eating or swallowing

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12
Q

-stasis

A

standing still

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13
Q

-algia

A

condition of pain

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14
Q

-asthenia

A

weakness

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15
Q

-atresia

A

closure or abscence of normal body opening

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16
Q

-cele

A

hernia, swelling, protrusion

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17
Q

-dynia

A

pain

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18
Q

-osis

A

condition of

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19
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-ism

A

condition or disease

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20
Q

-penia

A

deficiency or abnormal reduction in number

21
Q

-phobia

A

fear

22
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-plasia

A

formation, growth

23
Q

-rrhagia

A

abnormal discharge

24
Q

-rrhea

A

discharge

25
Q

-rrhexis

A

rupture

26
Q

-sclerosis

A

condition of hardening

27
Q

-spasm

A

sudden, invountary muscle contraction

28
Q

-ad

A

toward

29
Q

-emia/-hemia

A

condtion of blood

30
Q

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

A

pertaining to

31
Q

-iatry

A

treatment or specility

32
Q

-practic

A

a practice

33
Q

-centesis

A

surgical puncture

34
Q

-clasia/-clasis/-clast

A

break apart

35
Q

-desis

A

surgical fixation or fusion

36
Q

-graph

A

instrument for recording

37
Q

-graphy

A

recording process

38
Q

-meter

A

measure, measuring instrument

39
Q

-metry

A

measurement, process of measuring

40
Q

-pexy

A

surgical fixation, suspension

41
Q

-phylaxis

A

protection

42
Q

-rrhaphy

A

suturing

43
Q

-scopy

A

process of viowing

44
Q

-stomy

A

surgical creation of an opening

45
Q

-tome

A

cutting instrument

46
Q

-tomy

A

incision

47
Q

-tripsy

A

surgical crushing

48
Q

-ion

A

process