Chapter 3 Suffixes And Termonology Flashcards
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-algia
A
Pain
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-cele
A
hernia
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-centesis
A
puncture to remove fluid
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-coccus (plural: -cocci)
A
berry-shaped bacterium
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-cyte
A
Cell
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-dynia
A
pain
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-ectomy
A
excision, removal, resection
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-emia
A
blood condition
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-genesis
A
condition of producing, forming
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-gram
A
Record
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-graph
A
instrument for recording
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-graphy
A
process of recording
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-itis
A
inflammation
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-logy
A
study of
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-lysis
A
breakdown, destruction, separation
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-malacia
A
softening
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-megaly
A
enlargement
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-oma
A
tumor, mass, collection of fluid
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-opsy
A
to view
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-osis
A
condition, usually abnormal
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-pathy
A
disease condition
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-penia
A
deficiency
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-phobia
A
fear
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-plasia
A
development, formation, growth
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-plasty
surgical repair
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-ptosis
drooping, falling, prolapse
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-rrhea
flow, discharge
28
-sclerosis
hardening
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-scope
instrument for visual examination
30
-scopy
process of visual examination (with an endoscope)
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-stasis
controlling, stopping
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-stomy
opening to form a mouth (stoma)
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-therapy
treatment
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-tomy
incision, cutting into
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-trophy
development, nourishment
36
-er
one who
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-ia
condition
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-ist
specialist
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-ole
little, small
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-ule
little, small
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-um, -ium
structure, tissue
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-us
structure, substance
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-y
condition, process
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-ac, -iac
pertaining to
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-al
pertaining to
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-ar
pertaining to
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-ar
pertaining to
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-eal
pertaining to
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-genic
pertaining to producing,
produced by, or in
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-ic, -ical
pertaining to
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-oid
resembling
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-ose
pertaining to, full of
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-ous
pertaining to
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-tic
pertaining to
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arthr/itis
inflammation of joint
56
blephar/o/ptosis
drooping eyelid
57
isch/emia
loss of normal blood flow
58
oste/o/genic
produced by bone tissue
59
staphyl/o/cocci
berry-shaped bacteria that grow in clusters
