Chapter 5 - suffixes Flashcards

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-ac, -al, -ar, -ic

A

pertaining to

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-algia

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pain

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-asthenia

A

weakness

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-cele

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hernia; swelling; protrusion

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-ceps

A

heads (attachments)

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-dynia

A

pain

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-ectomy

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surgical removal; excision

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-esthesia

A

sensation

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-gram

A

record; image

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-graphy

A

process of recording

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-ia

A

condition

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-ion

A

process; state; condition

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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; separation; loosening-

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malacia

A

softening

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-oma

A

tumor; mass

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-paresis

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weakness

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-penia

A

deficiency

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-plasty

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surgical repair

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-plegia

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paralysis

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-plegic

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pertaining to paralysis

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-rrhexis

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rupture

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-scope

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instrument used to view

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-scopy

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visual examination using a scope

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-tomy

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process of cutting; incision

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-tonia

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tone; tension

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-trophy

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condition of growth or development