Flashcards in Ch 1 - General Suffixes Deck (67)
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-ac; -al; -ar; -ary
pertaining to
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-crine
to secrete
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-crit
to separate
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-cyte
cell
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-gen; -genesis; -genic
producing; forming
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-globin; -globulin
protein
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-gram
record; picture
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-graph
instrument for recording
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-iac; -ic
pertaining to
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-oid
like; resembling
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-(o)logist
specialist
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-(o)logy
study of
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-ous
pertaining to
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-pepsia
digestion
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-phagia
eating; swallowing
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-phonia
voice; sound
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-phoresis
carrying; transmission
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-phoria
feeling; mental state
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-pnea
breathing
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-poiesis
formation
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-scope
instrument of viewing
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-scopy
process of viewing
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-somnia
sleep
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-stasis
control; stop
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-therapy
treatment
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-thorax
chest; pleural cavity
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-tocia
labor; birth
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-tresia
opening
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-trophy
growth; development
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-algia
pain
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-tropin
nourish; develop; stimulate
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-cytosis
condition of cells
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-version
to turn
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-dynia
pain
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-emesis
vomiting
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-cele
hernia; herniation
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-emia
blood condition
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-ia; -iasis
abnormal condition
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-itis
inflammation
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-lysis;-lytic
breakdown; destruction
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-malacia
softening
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-megaly
enlargement
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-oma
tumor
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-osis
abnormal condition
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-paresis
slight paralysis
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-pathy
disease
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-penia
decreased number
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-phobia
abnormal fear
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-plegia
paralysis
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-ptosis
drooping; sagging; prolapse
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-ptysis
spitting up
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-(r)rhage; -(r)hagia
bursting forth of blood
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-(r)hea
flow; discharge
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-(r)rhexis
rupture
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-sclerosis
hardening
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-spasm
contraction; twitching
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-stenosis
narrowing; tightening
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-centesis
surgical puncture
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-desis
binding together
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-ectasia; -ectasis
stretching; dilation
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-ectomy
surgical removal; excision
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-(o)stomy
surgical creation of a new opening
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-(o)tomy
surgical incision into
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-pexy
surgical fixation
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-plasty
surgical repair
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-(r)haphy
suture
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