Common Suffixes- Diagnostic Flashcards

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1
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-cele

A

pouching or hernia

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2
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-ectasis

A

expansion or dilation

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3
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-emia

A

blood condition

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4
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-iasis

A

formation or presence of

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5
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-itis

A

inflammation

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6
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-malacia

A

softening

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7
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-oma

A

tumor

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8
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-osis

A

condition or increase

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9
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-phil

A

attraction for

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10
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-philia

A

attraction for

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11
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-ptosis

A

falling or downward displacement

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12
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-rrhage

A

to burst forth (usually blood)

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13
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-rrhagia

A

to burst forth (usually blood)

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14
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-rrhexis

A

rupture

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