suffixes that indicate diseases, disorders, conditions Flashcards by Alexa Lopez

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-cele

A

hernia

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-constriction

A

narrowing

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-cytosis

A

a condition of cells

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-derma

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skin

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-edema

A

swelling

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-emia

A

a condition of the blood

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-gravida

A

pregnant woman

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-ia, -ism

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condition

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-iasis

A

pathological condition or state

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-lepsy, -leptic

A

seizure

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-lith

A

stone

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-malacia

A

softening

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-megaly

A

enlargement

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-necrosis

A

tissue death

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-oid

A

resembling

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-osis

A

abnormal condition

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-paresis

A

slight or partial paralysis

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-partum, -tocia

A

childbirth, labor

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-pathy

A

disease

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-penia

A

deficiency

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-pepsia

A

digestion

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-phonia

A

voice

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-plasia, -plasm

A

formation, growth

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-plastic

A

pertaining to formation or growth

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-plegia

A

paralysis

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-plegic

A

pertaining to paralysis

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-pnea

A

breathing

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-pneic

A

pertaining to breathing

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-ptosis

A

drooping, prolapse

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-salpinx

A

uterine (fallopian) tube

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-sclerosis

A

hardening

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-static

A

not in motion, at rest

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-stenosis

A

narrowing, stricture

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-thorax

A

chest

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-trophy

A

nourishment, growth

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-uria

A

urine