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Chapter 3: Suffixes Flashcards

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abdomin/o

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abdomen

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acr/o

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extremities, top, extreme point

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acu/o

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sharp, severe, sudden

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aden/o

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gland

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adip/o

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fat

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amni/o

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amnion

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angi/o

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vessel

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arteri/o

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artery

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arthr/o

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joint

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axill/o

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armpit

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blephar/o

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eyelid

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bronch/o

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bronchial tubes

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chem/o

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drug, chemical

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chondr/o

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cartilage

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chron/o

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time

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col/o

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colon

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hydr/o

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water, fluid

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inguin/o

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groin

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isch/o

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to hold back

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lapar/o

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abdomen, abdominal wall

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laryng/o

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larynx

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mamm/o, mast/o

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breast

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my/o

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muscle

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myel/o

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spinal cord, bone marrow

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necr/o

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death

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neutr/o

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neutrophil

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nucle/o

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nucleus

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ot/o

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ear

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peritone/o

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peritoneum

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phag/o

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to eat, swallow

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phleb/o

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vein

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plas/o

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formation, development

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pneumon/o, pulmon/o

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lungs

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splen/o

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spleen

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staphyl/o

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clusters

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strept/o

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twisted chains

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thorac/o

A

chest

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ven/o

A

vein

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crani/o

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skull

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cele

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hernia

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centesis

A

surgical puncture to remove fluid

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coccus; cocci

A

berry-shaped bacterium

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dynia

A

pain

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genesis

A

condition of producing, forming

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graph

A

instrument for recording

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graphy

A

process of recording

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lysis

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breakdown, destruction, separation

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malacia

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softening

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megaly

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enlargement

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penia

A

deficiency

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plastia

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development, formation, growth

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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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rrhea

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flow, discharge

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sclerosis

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hardening

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stasis

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controlling, stopping

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stomy

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opening to form a mouth

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therapy

A

treatment

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trophy

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development, nourishment

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er

A

one who

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ia

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condition

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ole

A

little, small

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ule

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little, small

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um, ium

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structure, tissue

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us

A

structure, substance

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ar

A

pertaining to

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ary

A

pertaining to

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eal

A

pertaining to

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oid

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resembling, derived from

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ose

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pertaining to, full of

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ous

A

pertaining to

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tic

A

pertaining to

73
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What is a hernia?

A

protrusion of an organ or the muscular wall of an organ through the cavity that normally contains it

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What is a hiatal hernia?

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when the stomach protrudes up into the mediastinum

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What is a inguinal hernia?

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when the intestine protrudes downward into the groin region

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What is a cystocele?

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when the bladder herniates through the vaginal wall

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What is a rectocele?

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protrusion of portion of the rectum towards the vagina

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What is a omphalocele?

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a herniation of the intestines through abdominal wall at birth

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Where are red blood cells made and what do they do?

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made in the bone marrow and carry oxygen from lungs to body cells

80
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What is hemoglobin?

A

an important protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen through the bloodstream

81
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What are the two types of white blood cells?

A

granulocytes and monocytes

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What are the three types of granulocytes?

A

eosinophils, basophils, and neutrophils

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What are the two types of mononuclear cells?

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lymphocytes and monocytes

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What are thrombocytes?

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tiny fragments of bone cells formed in the bone marrow and are necessary for clotting

85
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What is acromegaly?

A

endocrine disorder caused when the pituitary gland produces an excessive amount of growth hormone after puberty subsides
usually cause by pituitary tumors
hands, feet, and face grow larger than rest of body

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What are adenoids?

A

small masses of lymphatic tissue in the pharynx
may need to be taken out if they swell

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