Suffixes ch3 Flashcards by Cristina redmond

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-cele

A

Hernia

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-algia

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Pain

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-centesis

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Surgical puncture to remove fluid

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-coccus ( plural - cocci)

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Berry shaped bacterium

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-cyte

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Cell

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-dynia

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Pain

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-ectomy

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Excision removal resection

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-emia

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Blood condition

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-genesis

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Condition of producing forming

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-gram

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Record

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-graph

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Instrument for recording

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-graphy

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Process of recording

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-itis

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Inflammation

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-logy

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Study of

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-lysis

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Breakdown, destruction, separation

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-malacia

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Softening

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-megaly

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Enlargement

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-Oma

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Tumor, mass, collection of fluid

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-opsy

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To view

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-osis

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Condition, usually abnormal

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-pathy

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Disease condition

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-Penia

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Deficiency

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-phobia

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Fear

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-plasia

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Development, formation, growth

-plasty

Surgical repair

-ptosis

Falling dropping prolapse

-sclerosis

Hardening

-scope

Instrument for visual examination

-scopy

Process of visual examination

-stasis

Stopping controlling

-stomy

Opening to form a mouth ( stoma)

-therapy

Treatment

-tomy

Incision cutting into

-trophy

Development nourishment

-er

One who Example : radiographER

-ia

Condition

-ist

Specialist

-ole

Little small

-ule

Little small

-um, ium

Structure, tissue

-us

Structure substance

-y

Condition, process

- ac, -iac

Pertaining to

-al

Pertaining to

-ar

Pertaining to

-ary

Pertaining to

-eal

Pertaining to

-Genic

Pertaining to,produced by or in, producing t

-ic,-ical

Pertaining to

-oid

Resembling

-ose

Pertaining to, full of

-pus

Pertaining to

-tic

Pertaining to