Chapter 23: Greek Compound Suffixes 2 (bases/suffixes) Flashcards
1
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-ectomy
A
cutting out, removal
2
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-graphy
A
writing, imaging
3
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-logy
A
study or science of
4
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-nomy
A
study or science of
5
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-pathy
A
disease, disorder, feeling
6
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-plasty
A
shaping, reconstruction
7
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-stomy
A
cutting of an opening or mouth
8
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-therapy
A
treatment
9
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-tomy
A
cutting
10
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-trophy
A
nourishment
11
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angi-
A
vessel
12
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antr-
A
cavity
13
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blephar-
A
eyelid
14
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cac-
A
bad
15
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cheil-
A
lip
16
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enter-
A
intestine
17
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heli-
A
sun
18
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ker-, kerat-
A
horn, cornea
19
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lept-
A
thin, delicate
20
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lymph-
A
water, lymph
21
Q
nyct-
A
night
22
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onc-
A
tumor, swelling
23
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ophthalm-
A
eye
24
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osm-
A
smell
25
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ost-, oste-
A
bone
26
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phleb-
A
vein
27
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phon-
A
sound, voice
28
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proct-
A
anus, rectum
29
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pyl-, pyle-, pylor-
A
gate, entrance, lower stomach
30
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pyr-, pyret-
A
fire, fever
31
Q
rhin-, -rrhin-
A
nose
32
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salpinx, salping-
A
tube
33
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splen-
A
spleen
34
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tac-, tax-
A
to order, to arrange
35
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tele-
A
from far away, at a distance
36
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trache-
A
rough, windpipe
