Chapter 3 suffixes Flashcards
1
Q
-algia
A
condition of pain, pain
2
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-emia
A
blood condition
3
Q
-ia
A
condition
4
Q
-itis
A
inflammation
5
Q
-megaly
A
enlargement
6
Q
-oma
A
tumor, mass
7
Q
-osis
A
condition, abnormal condition
8
Q
-pathy
A
disease condition
9
Q
-rrhea
A
flow, discharge
10
Q
-rrhage, -rrhagia
A
excessive discharge of blood
11
Q
-sclerosis
A
hardening
12
Q
-uria
A
condition of urine
13
Q
-al, -eal, -ar, -ary, -ic
A
pertaining to
14
Q
-centesis
A
puncture to remove fluid
15
Q
-ectomy
A
removal, resection, excision
16
Q
-gram
A
record
17
Q
-graphy
A
process of recording
18
Q
-plasty
A
surgical repair or surgical correction
19
Q
-scopy
A
process of visual examination
20
Q
-stomy
A
opening
21
Q
-therapy
A
treatment
22
Q
-tomy
A
incision, cutting into
23
Q
-carcinoma
A
malignant tumors of epithelial tissue in the body
24
Q
-sarcoma
A
malignant tumors of connective tissue
25
diagnostic suffixes
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