Chapter 3 suffixs Flashcards by Adriana Rivera | Brainscape

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-cele

A

hernia

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-centesis

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puncture to remove fluid

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-coccus (singular)
-cocci (plural)

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berry-shaped bacterium

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-dynia

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pain

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-ectomoy

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removal

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-genesis

A

condition of producing, forming (ex: carcinogénesis)

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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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-lysis (analysis)

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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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-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 (TO-sis)

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drooping, falling, prolapse

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-rrhea

A

flow, discharge

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-sclerosis

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hardening

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-stasis

A

controlling, stopping

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-stomy

A

opening to form a mouth

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-therapy

A

treatment

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-tomy

A

incisión, cutting into

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-trophy

A

development, nourishment