UNIT 3 - The Respiratory System - SUFFIXES Flashcards
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- al
A
pertaining to
2
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- algia
A
condition of pain
3
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- ary
A
pertaining to
4
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- capnia
A
condition of carbon dioxide
5
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- centesis
A
surgical puncture to remove fluid
6
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- desis
A
fixation, binding by surgery
7
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- dynia
A
condition of pain
8
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- ectasis
A
dilation; dilatation; widening
9
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- ectomy
A
surgical removal; excision; resection
10
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- genic
A
pertaining to the formation, produced by or in
11
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- gram
A
tracing, xray, recording
12
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- graphy
A
technique of making a tracing, xray, recording
13
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- ia
A
condition of
14
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- itis
A
inflammation
15
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- logy
A
study of
16
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- meter
A
measuring instrument
17
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- metry
A
process of measuring
18
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- osis
A
abnormal condition
19
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- oxia
A
condition of oxygen
20
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- pathy
A
disease
21
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- pexy
A
surgical fixation; to put in place
22
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- plasty
A
surgical repair
23
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- plegia
A
condition of paralysis
24
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- rrhaphy
A
stitching, suturing
25
- rrhoea
excessive discharge/flow
26
- scope
instrument for visual examination
27
- scopy
technique describing visual examination
28
- spasm
involuntary contraction
29
- stenosis
abnormal condition of narrowing
30
- us
thing, a structure
