Using Suffixes Directions: Write out the meaning for each
Using Suffixes Directions: Write out the meaning for each
Using
Suffixes
Directions: Write out the meaning for each suffix. Then locate two new terms using
the suffix from later chapters in your text or a medical dictionary (do not use the
examples given in this chapter).
Suffixes
Meaning
New Term
Meaning
1.
–
algia
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2.
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asthenia
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3.
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cele
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4.
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dynia
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5.
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cytosis
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6.
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ectasis
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7.
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edema
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8.
–
emesis
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9.
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emia
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10.
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itis
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11.
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lith
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12.
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lysis
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13.
–
lytic
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14.
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malacia
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15.
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megaly
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16.
–
oma
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17.
–
pathy
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18.
–
penia
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19.
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phobia
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20.
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plegia
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21.
–
ptosis
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22.
–
rrhage
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23.
–
rrhea
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2
4.
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rrhexis
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25.
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sclerosis
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26.
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spasm
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27.
–
stasis
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28.
–
stenosis
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29.
–
uria
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30.
–
clasia
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31.
–
desis
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32.
–
ectomy
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33.
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ostomy
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34.
–
otomy
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35.
–
p
exy
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36.
–
plasty
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37.
–
rrhaphy
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38.
–
tripsy
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39.
–
centesis
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40.
–
gram
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41.
–
graphy
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42.
–
meter
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43.
–
metry
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44.
–
scope
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45.
–
scopy
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46.
–
cyte
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47.
–
derma
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48.
–
esthesia
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49.
–
kinesia
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50.
–
opia
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51.
–
osmia
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52.
–
oxia
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53.
–
partum
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54.
–
pepsia
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55.
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phagia
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56.
–
phasia
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57.
–
pnea
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58.
–
poiesis
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59.
–
therapy
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60.
–
thorax
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