LoM Noun Suffixes Ch3 Flashcards by Catherine Lee

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-algia

A

pain

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neuralgia

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nerve pain

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otalgia

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ear pain

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-cele

A

hernia

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rectocele

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hernia in rectum

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-centesis

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puncture to remove fluid

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thoracentesis

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puncture to remove fluid in chest

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-coccus

A

berry-shaped bacterium

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-ctye

A

cell

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-dynia

A

pain

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-ectomy

A

excision, removal, resection

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-emia

A

blood condition

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ischemia

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lit. hold back blood. decrease in blood suply causes tissue to become ischemic and can die

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-genesis

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condition of producing, forming

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angiogenesis

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condition of forming vessels

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-gram

A

record

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-graph

A

instrument for recording

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-graphy

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process of recording

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-itis

A

inflammation

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myelitis

A

inflammation of spinal cord

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tonsillitis

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inflammation of tonsils

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-logy

A

study of

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-lysis

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breakdown, destruction, separation

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hemolysis

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normal breakdown of red blood cells

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-malacia

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softening

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osteomalacia

A

bone softening

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chondromalacia

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cartilage softening

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-megaly

A

enlargement

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-oma

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tumor, mass, collection of fluid

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myoma

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benign tumor

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myosarcoma

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malignant tumor

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hematoma

A

mass of blood

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-opsy

A

to view

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-osis

A

condition, usually abnormal

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-pathy

A

disease condition

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-penia

A

deficiency

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erythropenia

A

red blood cell deficiency

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-phobia

A

fear

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-plasia

A

development, formation, growth

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-plasty

A

surgical repair

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angioplasty

A

surgical repair of vessel

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-ptosis

A

drooping, falling, prolapse

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blepharoptosis

A

drooping of eyelid

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-rrhea

A

flow, discharge

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rhinorrhea

A

nasal discharge

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-sclerosis

A

hardening

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arteriosclerosis

A

hardening of artery

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-scope

A

instrument for visual examination

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-laparoscope

A

instrument for visual examination of the abdomen

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-scopy

A

process of visual examination

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-stasis

A

controlling, stopping

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metastatis

A

beyond control

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-stomy

A

opening to form a mouth

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colostomy

A

opening colon

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-therapy

A

treatment

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-tomy

A

incision, cutting into

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phlebotomy

A

cutting into vein

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-trophy

A

development, nourishment

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hypertrophy

A

cells increase in size

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atrophy

A

cells decrease in size

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-er

A

one who

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-ia

A

condition

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-ist

A

specialist

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-oid

A

resembling, derived from

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opioid

A

derived from opium

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-ole

A

little, small

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arteriole

A

small artery

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venule

A

small vein

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-ule

A

little, small

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-um, -ium

A

structure, tissue

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pericardium

A

membrane surrounding the heart

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-us

A

structure, substance

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esophagus

A

inward structure

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-y

A

condition, process