Suffixes Flashcards
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-cele
A
hernia or protrusion
1
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-algia
A
pain
2
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-centesis
A
surgical procedure to aspirate fluid
3
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-ectasis
A
stretching out, dilation, expansion
4
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-emia
A
in the blood
5
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-gram
A
record, radiographic image
6
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-graphy
A
process of recording, radiographic imaging
7
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-iasis
A
condition
8
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-lysis
A
loosening, dissolution, separating
9
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-pexy
A
surgical fixation, suspension
10
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-pnea
A
breathing
11
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-ptosis
A
drooping, sagging, prolapse
12
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-rrhagia
A
rapid flow of blood
13
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-rrhaphy
A
suturing, repairing
14
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-scope
A
instrument used for visual examination
