LoM Noun Suffixes Ch3 Flashcards
(74 cards)
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-algia
A
pain
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neuralgia
A
nerve pain
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otalgia
A
ear pain
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-cele
A
hernia
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rectocele
A
hernia in rectum
6
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-centesis
A
puncture to remove fluid
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thoracentesis
A
puncture to remove fluid in chest
8
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-coccus
A
berry-shaped bacterium
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-ctye
A
cell
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-dynia
A
pain
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-ectomy
A
excision, removal, resection
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-emia
A
blood condition
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ischemia
A
lit. hold back blood. decrease in blood suply causes tissue to become ischemic and can die
14
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-genesis
A
condition of producing, forming
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angiogenesis
A
condition of forming vessels
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-gram
A
record
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-graph
A
instrument for recording
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-graphy
A
process of recording
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-itis
A
inflammation
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myelitis
A
inflammation of spinal cord
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tonsillitis
A
inflammation of tonsils
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-logy
A
study of
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-lysis
A
breakdown, destruction, separation
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hemolysis
A
normal breakdown of red blood cells
25
-malacia
softening
26
osteomalacia
bone softening
27
chondromalacia
cartilage softening
28
-megaly
enlargement
29
-oma
tumor, mass, collection of fluid
30
myoma
benign tumor
31
myosarcoma
malignant tumor
32
hematoma
mass of blood
33
-opsy
to view
34
-osis
condition, usually abnormal
35
-pathy
disease condition
36
-penia
deficiency
37
erythropenia
red blood cell deficiency
38
-phobia
fear
39
-plasia
development, formation, growth
40
-plasty
surgical repair
41
angioplasty
surgical repair of vessel
42
-ptosis
drooping, falling, prolapse
43
blepharoptosis
drooping of eyelid
44
-rrhea
flow, discharge
45
rhinorrhea
nasal discharge
46
-sclerosis
hardening
47
arteriosclerosis
hardening of artery
48
-scope
instrument for visual examination
49
-laparoscope
instrument for visual examination of the abdomen
50
-scopy
process of visual examination
51
-stasis
controlling, stopping
52
metastatis
beyond control
53
-stomy
opening to form a mouth
54
colostomy
opening colon
55
-therapy
treatment
56
-tomy
incision, cutting into
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phlebotomy
cutting into vein
58
-trophy
development, nourishment
59
hypertrophy
cells increase in size
60
atrophy
cells decrease in size
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-er
one who
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-ia
condition
63
-ist
specialist
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-oid
resembling, derived from
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opioid
derived from opium
66
-ole
little, small
67
arteriole
small artery
68
venule
small vein
69
-ule
little, small
70
-um, -ium
structure, tissue
71
pericardium
membrane surrounding the heart
72
-us
structure, substance
73
esophagus
inward structure
74
-y
condition, process
