Words for Disease Used as Suffixes Flashcards by Yvette Hamilton | Brainscape

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dilation, dilatation

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expansion, widening

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ectasia, ectasis

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dilation, dilatation, distension

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edema

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accumulation of fluid, swelling

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lysis

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separation, loosening, dissolving

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malacia

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softening

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necrosis

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death of tissue

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ptosis

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dropping, downward displacement, prolapse

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sclerosis

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hardening

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spasm

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sudden contraction, cramp

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stasis

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suppression, stoppage

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stenosis

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narrowing, constriction

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toxin

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poison

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