Chapter 3 Suffixes Flashcards
0
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-centesis
A
Surgical puncture to remove fluid
1
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-cele
A
Hernia
2
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-Coccus (singular)
A
Berry-shapes
3
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-cocci (plural)
A
Bacterium
Plural bacteria
4
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-dynia
A
Pain
5
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-genesis
A
Condition of producing, forming
6
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-graph
A
Instrument for recording
7
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-graphy
A
Process of recording
8
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-lysis
A
Breakdown, destruction, separation
9
Q
-malacia
A
Softening
10
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-megaly
A
Enlargement
11
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-penia
A
Deficiency
12
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-phobia
A
Fear
13
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-plasia
A
Development, formation, growth
14
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-plasty
A
Surgical repair
