Chapter 8 Suffixes Flashcards
1
Q
-arche
A
Beginning
2
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-cyesis
A
Pregnancy
3
Q
-gravida
A
Pregnancy
4
Q
-parous
A
To bear, bring forth
5
Q
-rrhea
A
Discharge
6
Q
-salpinx
A
Uterine tube
7
Q
-tocia
A
Labor, birth
8
Q
-version
A
Act of turning
9
Q
Dys-
A
Painful
10
Q
Endo-
A
Within
11
Q
In-
A
In
12
Q
Intra-
A
Within
13
Q
Multi-
A
Many
14
Q
Nulli-
A
No, not, none
15
Q
Pre-
A
Before
16
Q
Primi-
A
First
17
Q
Retro-
A
Backward
18
Q
-cele
A
Hernia
19
Q
-ectasis
A
Stretching, dilation
20
Q
-ectomy
A
Removal, excision
21
Q
-flexion
A
Flexible
22
Q
-genesis
A
Producing; forming
23
Q
-itis
A
Inflammation
24
Q
-pareunia
A
Sexual intercourse
25
Q
-plasia
A
Development, formation
26
Q
-plasty
A
Surgical repair
27
Q
-ptosis
A
Drooping, sagging
28
Q
-rrhagia
A
Bursting forth (blood)
29
Q
-rrpahy
A
Suture
30
Q
-scopy
A
Visual examination
31
Q
-stenosis
A
Tightening
32
Q
-stomy
A
New opening
33
Q
-tomy
A
Process of cutting
34
Q
-tresia
A
Opening
35
Q
-version
A
Act of turning
