Chapter 3 suffixes Flashcards

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-Cele

A

Hernia

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2
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-Centesis

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Puncture to remove fluid

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3
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-Coccus(singular)
-Cocci(Plural)

A

Berry shaped bacterium
Bacteria (Plural)

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4
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-Dynia

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Pain

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5
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-Genesis

A

Condition of producing, forming

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6
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-Graph

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Instrument for recording

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7
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-Graphy

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Process of recording

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8
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-Lysis

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Breakdown, destruction, separation

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9
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-Malacia

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Softening

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10
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-Megaly

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Enlargement

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11
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-Penia

A

Deficiency

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12
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-Phobia

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Fear

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13
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-Plasia

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Development, formation, growth

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14
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-Plasty

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Surgical repair

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-Ptosis

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Drooping, falling, prolapse

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16
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-Rrhea

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Flow, discharge

17
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-Sclerosis

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Hardening

18
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-Stasis

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Controlling, stopping

19
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-Stomy

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Opening to form a mouth(stoma)

20
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-Therapy

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Treatment

21
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-Trophy

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Development, nourishment