Flashcards in Ch. 3 Suffixes Deck (21)
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-cele
hernia
2
-centesis
surgical puncture to remove fluid
3
-coccus (-cocci)
berry shaped bacterium
4
-dynia
pain
5
-genesis
condition of producing, forming
6
-graph
instrument of recording
7
-graphy
process of recording
8
-lysis
breakdown
destruction
separation
9
-malacia
softening
10
-megaly
enlargement
11
-opsy
to view
12
-phobia
fear
13
-penia
deficiency
14
-plasia
development
formation
growth
15
-plasty
surgical repair
16
-ptosis
drooping
falling
prolapse
17
-sclerosis
hardening
18
-stasis
controlling
stopping
19
-stomy
opening to form a mouth
20
-therapy
treatment
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