Suffixes Flashcards

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-emia

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Refers to the condition of blood.

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-xia

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No general meaning.

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-pnea

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Refers to the condition of breathing.

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-cardia / -cardio

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Refers to the condition of the heart or heart rate.

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-tension / -tensive

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Refers to the condition of pressure or stretching.

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-itis

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Refers to an infection or type of inflammation.

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-thesia

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No general meaning.

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-paresis

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Refers to the condition of partial or incomplete paralysis.

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-plegia

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Refers to the condition of complete paralysis.

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-capnia

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Refers to the condition of CO2 levels in the blood.

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-osis

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Refers to the status, process, whether normal or diseased, or sometimes an increase of a condition.

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-staxis

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Refers to the condition of dripping, oozing, or flowing.

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-stasis

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Refers to the condition of balance, stability, or equilibrium.

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-edema

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Refers to the condition of tissue swelling in the body caused by abnormal accumulation of body fluid.

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-embolus

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Referring to a blood clot, plaque, clumps of bacteria, air bubbles, or any foreign object that obstructs a blood vessel.

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-asthenia

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Refers to the condition of weakness.