Chapter 3 - Compound Word Endings Flashcards by Jaun Oosthuizen | Brainscape

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-poiesis

A

Production

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-algia

A

Pain

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-penia

A

Deficiency

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-lithiasis

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Stone forming

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-odynia

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Pain

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-phobia

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Fear

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-aemia

A

Blood condition

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-megaly

A

Enlargement
Largeness of

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-pnoea

A

Breathing

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-ectomy

A

Excision

(ec- + TOM- + -y)

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-genesis

A

The origin

(GEN- + -esis)

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-genic
-genetic
-genous

A

Producing

(GEN- + -ic/-etic/-ous)

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-graphy

A

Radiography (X-ray)
The process of recording

(GRAPH- + -y)

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-logy

A

Study
The science of

(LOG- + -y)

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-lytic

A

Pertaining to breaking down

(LY- + -tic)

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-lysin

A

Agent destroying

(LYS- + -in)

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-lysis

A

Destruction

(LYS- + - is)

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-malacia

A

Softening

(MALAC- + -ia)

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-rrhagia

A

Severe internal and external discharge

(-RHAG- + -ia)

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-rrhoea

A

Discharge
Secretion

(-RHOE- + -a)

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-rrhexis

A

Rupture

(-RHEX- + -is)

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-sclerosis

A

Hardening of

(SCLER- + -osis)

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-scope

A

Instrument for examining

(SCOP- + -e)

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-scopy

A

Examination

(SCOP- + -y)

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-stenosis

A

Narrowing of

(STEN- + -osis)

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-tome

A

Instrument for cutting

(TOM- + -e)

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-tomy

A

Incision (into)

(TOM- + -y)

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-pathy

A

Diseased condition

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-stomy

A

Make an opening into something
The formation of a communication between two body parts

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-plasia

A

Growth
Proliferation
Development

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-plasty

A

Plastic restorative surgery

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-endoscope

A

Instrument to examine a hollow passage

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-endoscopy

A

Process of visual examination of a cavity

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-cephaly

A

Condition of the head