Chapter 5 - suffixes Flashcards
1
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-ac, -al, -ar, -ic
A
pertaining to
2
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-algia
A
pain
3
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-asthenia
A
weakness
4
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-cele
A
hernia; swelling; protrusion
5
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-ceps
A
heads (attachments)
6
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-dynia
A
pain
7
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-ectomy
A
surgical removal; excision
8
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-esthesia
A
sensation
9
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-gram
A
record; image
10
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-graphy
A
process of recording
11
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-ia
A
condition
12
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-ion
A
process; state; condition
13
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-itis
A
inflammation
14
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-logy
A
study of
15
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-lysis
A
breakdown; separation; loosening-
16
Q
malacia
A
softening
17
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-oma
A
tumor; mass
18
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-paresis
A
weakness
19
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-penia
A
deficiency
20
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-plasty
A
surgical repair
21
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-plegia
A
paralysis
22
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-plegic
A
pertaining to paralysis
23
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-rrhexis
A
rupture
24
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-scope
A
instrument used to view
25
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-scopy
A
visual examination using a scope
26
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-tomy
A
process of cutting; incision
27
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-tonia
A
tone; tension
28
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-trophy
A
condition of growth or development
