Chapter 3 Noun Suffixes Flashcards
(42 cards)
1
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-algia
A
pain
2
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-cele
A
hernia
3
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-centesis
A
surgical puncture to remove fluid
4
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-coccus (-cocci)
A
berry-shaped bacterium
5
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-cyte
A
cell
6
Q
-dynia
A
pain
7
Q
-ectomy
A
excision, removal, resection
8
Q
-emia
A
blood condition
9
Q
-er
A
one who
10
Q
-genesis
A
condition of producing, forming
11
Q
-gram
A
record
12
Q
-graph
A
instrument for recording
13
Q
-graphy
A
process of recording
14
Q
-ia
A
condition
15
Q
-ist
A
specialist
16
Q
-logy
A
study of
17
Q
-lysis
A
breakdown, destruction, separation, loosening
18
Q
-malacia
A
softening
19
Q
-megaly
A
enlargement
20
Q
-ole
A
little, small
21
Q
-oma
A
tumor, mass, collection of fluid
22
Q
-opsy
A
to view
23
Q
-osis
A
condition, usually abnormal
24
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-pathy
A
disease condition
25
-penia
deficiency
26
-phobia
fear
27
-plasia
development, formation, growth
28
-plasty
surgical repair
29
-ptosis
drooping, falling, sagging
30
-rrhea
flow, discharge
31
-sclerosis
hardening
32
-scope
instrument for visual examination
33
-scopy
process of visual examination (with and endoscope)
34
-stasis
controlling, stopping
35
-stomy
opening to form a mouth (stoma)
36
-therapy
treatment
37
-tomy
incision, cutting into
38
-trophy
development, nourishment
39
-ule
little, small
40
-um, -ium
structure, tissue
41
-us
structure, substance
42
-y
condition, process
