Quiz 5, pages 23-29 (suffixes) Flashcards
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able, ible, ac, al, ar, ary, eal
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capable of
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algia
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pain
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ase
A
enzyme
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cele
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hernia
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centesis
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surgical puncture
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cidal
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killing
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crine
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secrete
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ectasia, ectasis
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dilation, stretching
9
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ectomy
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excision
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edema
A
swelling
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emia
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blood
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emesis
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vomiting
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genic
A
produced by or produced in
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gram
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a record
15
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graph
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recording instrument
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graphy
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process or recording
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ia, iasis
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condition
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ic, ive, tic
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pertaining to
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iac
A
one who suffers
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ism
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condition or theory
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ist
A
one who
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itis
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inflammation
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ium
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membrane
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kinesia, kinesis
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movement, motion
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lepsy
seizure
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logist
one who studies, specialist
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logy
study of, science of
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ly
act or process or condition
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lysis, lysin, lytic
dissolving, destruction, freeing
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malacia
softening
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maina
excessive preoccupation
32
megaly
large or enlarged
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meter
instrument used to measure
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metry
process of measuring
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oid
resembling
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ile
little
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oma
tumor
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opia
vision
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orexia
appetite
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ose
sugar
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osis
condition
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ous
pertaining to or characterized by
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pathy
disease
44
para
female who has given birth
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penia
deficiency
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pepsia
digestion
47
pexy
surgical fixation
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phagia, phagic, phagy
eating, swallowing
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phasia
speech
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phobia
abnormal fear, or unusual sensitivity
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plasty
surgical repair
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pnea
breathing
53
plegia
paralysis
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ptosis
sagging, prolapse
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rrhage, orrhagia
excessive bleeding
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rrhaphy
suture
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rrhea
discharge
58
rrhexis
rupture
59
schisis
spirt, cleft
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sclerosis
hard, hardening
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scope
instrument used for viewing
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scopy
process of visually examining
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spasm
twitching, cramp
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stasis
stopping, crontrolling
65
stomy
formation of an opening
66
tome
instrument used for cutting
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tomy
incision
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tripsy
surgical crushing
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trophic, trophy
nutrition, development
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uria
urine or urination
