Lesson 4 Suffixes Flashcards
1
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estasia, ectasis, ectomy
A
dilation, enlargement, surgical excision
2
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gen
A
substance that produces something
3
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genesis
A
formation, origin
4
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genic
A
causing, producing, caused
5
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genous
A
by, produced by or in
6
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gram
A
a record of activity of an organ
7
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graph
A
an instrument for recording the activity of an organ
8
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graphy
A
the recording of the activity of an organ
9
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lysis
A
the descriptive treatise dissolution, reduction, decomposition or disintegration
10
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lytic
A
pertaining to dissolution or decomposition, disintegration
11
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pathy
A
disease
12
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ptosis
A
dropping, sagging, prolapse
13
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rrhagia
A
profuse discharge or hemorrhage
14
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rrhea
A
profuse discharge or wxcessive secretion
15
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scope
A
an instrument for examining
16
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scopy
A
examination
17
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tome
A
a surgical instrument for cutting
18
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tomy
A
surgical incision
