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Flashcards in Conditional and Structural Suffixes Ch 1 Deck (12)
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1
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-algia and dynia (ahl-je’-ah and dihn-e’-ah)

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pain, as in arthragia and arthrodynia (joint pain)

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-ia (e’-ah)

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state or condition, as in hyperglycemia (condition of elevated amounts of blood glucose)

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-ion (shuhn)

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action, process, state, or condition, as in infarction (condition of blood flow obstruction)

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-itis

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inflammation, as in hepatitis (inflammation of the liver)

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-ive

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performs or tends towards, as in congestive (tends toward accumulation of fluid)

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-malacia

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abnormal softening, as in osteomalacia (abnormal softening of the bone)

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-megaly

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enlargement, as in cardiomegaly (enlargement of the heart)

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-osis

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abnormal condition, as in cardiosis (an abnormal condition of the heart)

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-pathy

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disease, as in enteropathy (a disease of the small intestine)

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-sclerosis

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abnormal hardening, as in arteriosclerosis (hardening of the arteries)

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-um

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structure, as in pericardium (the structure surrounding the heart)

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-us

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thing, as in tarus (the joint “thing” between the tibia and fibula and metatarsal bones

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