Suffixes- Disease Conditions I Flashcards

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-algia

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pain

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2
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-asthenia

A

weakness

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3
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-cele

A

hernia

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4
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-dynia

A

pain

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5
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-itis

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inflammation

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6
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-malacia

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softening

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7
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-megaly

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enlargement

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8
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-oma

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tumor; swelling; mass

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9
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-paresis

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slight paralysis

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10
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-pathy

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disease condition; emotion

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11
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-penia

A

deficiency

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12
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-plegia

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paralysis

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13
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-ptosis

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downward displacement; drooping; sagging

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14
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-sclerosis

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hardening

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15
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-spasm

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involuntary contraction

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16
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-stasis

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decrease; stoppage

17
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-stenosis

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narrowing; contraction