chapter 3 Flashcards
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-algia
A
pain
2
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-cele
A
hernia
3
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-centesis
A
puncture to remove fluid
4
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-coccus
A
berry shaped bacterium (singular)
5
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-cocci
A
berry shaped bacterium (plural)
6
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-cyte
A
cell
7
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-dynia
A
pain
8
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-ectomy
A
excision
9
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-emia
A
blood condition
10
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-genesis
A
condition of producing/forming
11
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-gram
A
record
12
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-graph
A
instrument for recording
13
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-itis
A
inflammation
14
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-logy
A
study of
15
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-lysis
A
breakdown/deconstruction
16
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-malacia
A
softening
17
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-megaly
A
enlargement
18
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-oma
A
mass/tumor/collection
19
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-opsy
A
to view
20
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-osis
A
condition/usually abnormal
21
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-pathy
A
disease condition
22
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-penia
A
deficiency
23
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-phobia
A
fear
24
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-plasty
A
surgical repair
25
-ptosis
drooping/falling
26
-rrhea
flow/discharge
27
-scierosis
hardening
28
-scope
instrument to visually examine
29
-plasia
development/formation
30
-scopy
process of visually examining
31
-stasis
controlling/stopping
32
-stomy
opening to form a mouth
33
-therapy
treatment
34
-tomy
incision/cutting into
35
-trophy
development/nourishment
36
-er
one who
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-ia
condition
38
-ist
specialist
39
-oid
resembling
40
-ole
little/small
41
-ule
little/small
42
-um
structure/tissue
43
-ium
structure/tissue
44
-us
structure/substance
45
-y
condition/process
46
-ose
full of
47
-ac
pertaining to
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-iac
pertaining to
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-al
pertaining to
50
-ar
pertaining to
51
-ary
pertaining to
52
-eal
pertaining to
53
-ic
pertaining to
54
-ical
pertaining to
