Chapter 3 - Suffixes (endings) Flashcards
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-cele
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hernia
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-algia
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pain
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-centesis
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surgical
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-coccus
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berry-shaped bacterium
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formation of plurals: words ending in -us are made plural by dropping that and adding an -i
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nucleus = nuclei bronchus = bronchi thrombus = thrombi
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-cyte
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cell
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-dynia
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pain
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-ectomy
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excision, removal, resection
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-emia
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blood condition
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-genesis
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condition of producing, forming
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-gram
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record
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-graph
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instrument for recording
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-graphy
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process of recording
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-itis
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inflammation
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-logy
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study of
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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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-oma
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tumor, mass, collection of fluid
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-opsy
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to view
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-osis
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condition, usually abnormal
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-pathy
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disease condition
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-penia
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deficiency
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-phobia
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fear
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-plasia
development, formation, growth
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-plasty
surgical repair
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-ptosis
falling, dropping, prolapse
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-sclerosis
hardening
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-scope
instrument for visual examination
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-scopy
process of visual examination (with an endoscope)
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-stasis
stopping, controlling
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-stomy
opening to form a mouth (stoma)
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-therapy
treatment
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HEMOSTASIS AND ISCHEMIA
hemostasis is the control of blood loss after an injury or during surgery. Ischemia occurs when blood flow to tissues is not sufficient. this condition deprives cells of O2 and, if not reversed, leads to tissue death.
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-tomy
incision, cutting into
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-trophy
development, nourishment
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-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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-ary
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
