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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

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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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falling, dropping, prolapse

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-sclerosis

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hardening

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-scope

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instrument for visual examination

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-scopy

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process of visual examination (with an endoscope)

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-stasis

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stopping, controlling

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-stomy

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opening to form a mouth (stoma)

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-therapy

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treatment

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HEMOSTASIS AND ISCHEMIA

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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

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incision, cutting into

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-trophy

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development, nourishment

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-er

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one who

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-ia

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condition

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-ist

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specialist

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-ole

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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

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structure, substance

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-y

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condition, process

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-ac, iac

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pertaining to

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-al

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pertaining to

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-ar

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pertaining to

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-ary

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pertaining to

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-eal

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pertaining to

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-genic

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pertaining to, producing, produced by, or in

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-ic, -ical

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pertaining to

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-oid

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resembling

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-ose

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pertaining to, full of

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-ous

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pertaining to

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-tic

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pertaining to

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