Chapter 4: Suffix Forms Flashcards
1
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-ectasia, -ectasis, ectomy
A
dilation, enlargement, surgical excision; removal of all
2
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-gen
A
substance that produces (something)
3
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-genesis
A
formation, origin
4
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-genic
A
causing, producing, caused
5
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-genous
A
by, produced by or in
6
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-gram
A
a record of the activity of an organ
7
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-graph
A
an instrument for recording the activity of an organ
8
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-graphy
A
1) the recording of the activity of an organ
2) a descriptive treatise
9
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-lysis
A
dissolution, reduction, decomposition, disintegration
10
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-lytic
A
pertaining to dissolution or decomposition, disintegration
11
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-pathy
A
disease
12
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-ptosis
A
dropping, sagging, prolapse
13
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-rrhagia
A
profuse discharge, hemorrhage
14
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-rrhea
A
profuse discharge, excessive secretion
15
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-rrhexis
A
burst (of tissue), rupture
