Medical Terminology Ch. 2: General Suffixes Flashcards

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-arche

A

beggining

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-cle

A

small

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-cyesis

A

pregnancy

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4
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-cyte

A

cell

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5
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-derma

A

skin condition

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-dipsia

A

thirst

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7
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-esthesia

A

sensation (condition)

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8
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-gen

A

that which produces

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-genesis

A

produces

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-genic

A

producing

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11
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-globin

A

protein

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12
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-globulin

A

protein

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13
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-gravida

A

pregnancy

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14
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-kinesia

A

movement

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-oid

A

resembling

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-opia

A

vision

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-opsy

A

view of

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-osmia

A

sense of smell

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-para

A

to bear offspring

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-partum

A

childbirth

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-pepsia

A

digestion

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-phagia

A

eating, swallowing

23
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-phasia

A

speech

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-phil

A

attracted to

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-phonia

A

voice

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-plasia

A

formation of cells

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-plasm

A

formation

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-pnea

A

breathing

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-poiesis

A

formation

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-porosis

A

porous

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-ptysis

A

spitting

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-therapy

A

treatment

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-throrax

A

chest

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-trophic

A

development

35
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-trophy

A

development

36
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-trophy

A

development

37
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-ule

A

small