Suffixes- Indicated a "Condition" Flashcards by Michelle Ban

-algia, -dynia

pain

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-cele

hernia

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-ectasis, -ectasia

dilation, stretching, expansion

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-emesis

vomiting

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-iasis

abnormal condition, pathologic state

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-centesis

puncture to remove fuild
Thora(centesis) =surgical puncture to remove fuild from chest

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-coccus

berry shaped bacterium (cocci=plura)

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-cyte

cell

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-dynia

pain
pleuro(dynia) = pain in chest wall muscles from breathing

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-ectomy

excision, to remove resection

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-genesis

condition of producing, forming

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-gram

record

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-graph

instrument for recording

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-graphy

process of recording

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-ia

Leukem(ia) = condition

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-emia

an(emia) = blood condition

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-itis, -isits

inflammation

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-lysis

breakdown destruction, separation
hemo(lysis)=break down red blood cells

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-ism

anabol(ism) =process, condition

-malacia

softening
chroncdro(malacia)=softenfing of cartilage

-megaly

enlargement

-oma

tumor, mass, collection of fluid

-um, -ium

structure, tissue

-opsy

to view

-osis, -ia

condition, usually abdnormal

-plasm

formation,structure

-somes

bodies

-type

picture, classification

-pathy

disease condition

-phobia

fear

-plasia

development achonfro(plasia) dwarf , develpoment issues

-plasty

surgical repair

-ptosis

drooping, falling ,prolapse

-sclerosis

hardening

-scope

instrument for visual examination

-Scopy

process of visual examination

-stasis

controling, stopping Hemo(stasis) = blood flow stopped

-stomy

opening to form a mouth (stoma)

-therapy

treatment

-tomy

incision, cutting into

-trophy

development, nourishment

-us

structure, substance Muc(us)

-y, -ion

condition, process

-genic

producing, produced by or in

-penia

deficiency

-lith

stone