Chapter 3 - Word Parts: Suffixes in Diagnosis (Signs and Symptoms and Procedures) Flashcards
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-ectasia, -ectasis
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Dilatation or stretching of a structure or part
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-algia, -dynia
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Pain
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-edema
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Swelling
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-emesis
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To vomit, vomiting
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-malacia
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Soft, softening
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-megaly
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Enlargement
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-oid (forms adjectives and nouns)
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Resembling
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-penia
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Deficiency
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-rrhage, -rrhagia
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Excessive bleeding or hemorrhage
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-rrhea
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Flow or discharge
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-rrhexis
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Rupture
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-spasm
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Twitching, cramp
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-stasis
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Stopping, controlling
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-gram
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A record
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-graph
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Instrument used to record
