suffixes that indicate diseases, disorders, conditions Flashcards
1
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-cele
A
hernia
2
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-constriction
A
narrowing
3
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-cytosis
A
a condition of cells
4
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-derma
A
skin
5
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-edema
A
swelling
6
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-emia
A
a condition of the blood
7
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-gravida
A
pregnant woman
8
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-ia, -ism
A
condition
9
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-iasis
A
pathological condition or state
10
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-lepsy, -leptic
A
seizure
11
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-lith
A
stone
12
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-malacia
A
softening
13
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-megaly
A
enlargement
14
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-necrosis
A
tissue death
15
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-oid
A
resembling
16
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-osis
A
abnormal condition
17
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-paresis
A
slight or partial paralysis
18
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-partum, -tocia
A
childbirth, labor
19
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-pathy
A
disease
20
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-penia
A
deficiency
21
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-pepsia
A
digestion
22
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-phonia
A
voice
23
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-plasia, -plasm
A
formation, growth
24
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-plastic
A
pertaining to formation or growth
25
-plegia
paralysis
26
-plegic
pertaining to paralysis
27
-pnea
breathing
28
-pneic
pertaining to breathing
29
-ptosis
drooping, prolapse
30
-salpinx
uterine (fallopian) tube
31
-sclerosis
hardening
32
-static
not in motion, at rest
33
-stenosis
narrowing, stricture
34
-thorax
chest
35
-trophy
nourishment, growth
36
-uria
urine
