Suffixes Module 3 Flashcards by Rion O Connor

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What does ‘phasia’ refer to?

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Speech/communication

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What does ‘phagia’ refer to?

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Eating/swallowing

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What is dysphasia?

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Difficulty in speaking/communicating

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What is dysphagia?

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Difficulty in swallowing

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What does ‘-pepsia’ refer to?

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Digestion

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What does ‘penia’ mean?

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Lack of

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What is dyspepsia?

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Difficulty with digestion

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What is leucopenia?

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Lack of white blood cells

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What does ‘pathy’ refer to?

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Disease of

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What does ‘-paresis’ mean?

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Weakness

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What does ‘para’ indicate?

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Given birth

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What does ‘-OXia’ refer to?

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Oxygen

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What is neuropathy?

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Disease of the nerves

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What is hemiparesis?

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Weakness of one side of the body

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What is nullipara?

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Woman who has never given birth

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What is hypoxia?

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Low levels of oxygen in the tissues

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What does ‘-otomy’ mean?

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Cut into

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What does ‘-Ostomy’ refer to?

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Creation of an opening into a body part

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What is laparotomy?

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Cutting into the abdomen

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What is tracheostomy?

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A surgically created opening in the windpipe

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What does ‘-orrhoea’ mean?

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Flow/discharge

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What does ‘-orrhaphy’ refer to?

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Stitching or repair

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What does ‘-orrhagia’ mean?

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Condition of heavy bleeding

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What is otorrhoea?

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Discharge from the ear

What is colporrhaphy?

Stitching of the vagina (often following childbirth)

What is menorrhagia?

Heavy menstrual bleeding

What does '-orrhage' refer to?

Burst forth/bleeding

What is haemorrhage?

Excessive bleeding from ruptured vessel

What does '-opia/ opsia' mean?

Condition of the eye

What is myopia?

Short-sightedness