UNIT 8 - The Nervous System - SUFFIXES Flashcards
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- al
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pertaining to
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- algia
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condition of pain
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- cele
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swelling, protrusion, hernia
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- centesis
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surgical puncture to remove fluid
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- cyte
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cell
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- ectomy
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surgical removal; excision; resection
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- form
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having the form of
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- genic
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pertaining to the formation, produced by or in
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- gram
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tracing, xray, recording
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- graph
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instrument for creating a tracing, xray, recording
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- graphy
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technique of making a tracing, xray, recording
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- gyric
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pertaining to circular motion
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- ia
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condition of
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- ic
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pertaining to
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- ical
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pertaining to
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- itis
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inflammation
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- log(ist)
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specialist who studies
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- logy
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study of
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- malacia
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condition of softening
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- meter
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measuring instrument
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- metry
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process of measuring
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- oma
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tumor; mass; fluid collection
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- osis
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abnormal condition
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- ous
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pertaining to
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- pathy
disease
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- plasia
condition of growth/formation (of cells)
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- plegia
condition of paralysis
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- rrhagia
condition of bursting forth (of blood)
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- schisis
cleaving, splitting, parting
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- sclerosis
abnormal condition of hardening
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- scopy
technique describing visual examination
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- stomy
the formation of a new opening (to form a mouth)
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- therapy
treatment
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- tic
pertaining to
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- tomy
incision into
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- trauma
injury, wound
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- trophy
nourishment, development
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- tropic
pertaining to affinity for stimulating, changing in response to a stimulus
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- us
structure; thing
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-pthisis
wasting away
