Chapter 4.2 CF and related suffiixes Flashcards
1
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gen(o)
-gen, -genic, -genesis
A
beginning
- that which generates
- produced by or in
- producing or forming
2
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kinesi(o)
-kinesia, -kinesis
A
movement
movement or motion
3
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leps(o)
-lepsy
A
seizure
4
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log(o)
-logy, -logist
A
knowledge or words
- study or science of
- one who studies
5
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lys(o)
-lysin, -lysis, -lytic
A
destruction, dissolving
- that which destroys
- process of destroying
- capable of destroying
6
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magal(o)
-megaly
A
large, enlarged
-enlargement
7
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metr(o)
-meter, -metry
A
measure; uterine tissue
- instrument used to measure
- process of measuring
8
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path(o)
-pathy
A
disease
9
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phag(o)
-phagia, -phagic, phagy
A
eat, ingest
-eating, swallowing
10
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phas(o)
-plasia
A
speech
11
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plas(o)
-plasia, -plasma
A
development
- formation or development
- substance of cells
12
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plast(o)
-plasty
A
repair
-surgical repair
13
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pleg(o)
-plegia
A
paralysis
14
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schis(o), shiz(o), schist(o)
-schisis
A
split, cleft
15
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scler(o)
-sclerosis
A
hard
-hardening
