Flashcards in Chapter 3 - Suffixes (endings) Deck (55)
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-algia
pain
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-cele
hernia
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-centesis
surgical
3
-coccus
berry-shaped bacterium
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formation of plurals: words ending in -us are made plural by dropping that and adding an -i
nucleus = nuclei
bronchus = bronchi
thrombus = thrombi
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-cyte
cell
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-dynia
pain
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-ectomy
excision, removal, resection
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-emia
blood condition
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-genesis
condition of producing, forming
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-gram
record
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-graph
instrument for recording
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-graphy
process of recording
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-itis
inflammation
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-logy
study of
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-lysis
breakdown, destruction, separation
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-malacia
softening
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-megaly
enlargement
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-oma
tumor, mass, collection of fluid
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-opsy
to view
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-osis
condition, usually abnormal
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-pathy
disease condition
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-penia
deficiency
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-phobia
fear
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-plasia
development, formation, growth
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-plasty
surgical repair
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-ptosis
falling, dropping, prolapse
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-sclerosis
hardening
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-scope
instrument for visual examination
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