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Details Title: LOM Chapter 3 Description: Suffixes Total Flash Cards: 51 Created: 03/26/2005 10:37:17	To study from this set of flash cards, or to create your own your own study flash cards, register HERE. If you are already a registered user, CLICK HERE.
Cards Term -algia Definition pain Term -cele Definition hernia Term -centesis Definition surgical puncture to remove fluid Term -coccus (plural:-cocci) Definition berry-shaped bacterium (plural: bacteria) Term -cyte Definition cell Term -dynia Definition pain Term -ectomy Definition excision, removal, resection Term -emia Definition blood condition Term -genesis Definition condition of producing, forming Term -genic Definition pertaining to producing, produced by, or in Term -gram Definition record Term -graph Definition instrument for recording Term -graphy Definition process of recording Term -itis Definition inflammation Term -logy Definition study of Term -lysis Definition breakdown, destruction, separation Term -malacia Definition softening Term -megaly Definition enlargement Term -oma Definition tumor, mass, collection of fluid Term -opsy Definition to view Term -osis Definition condition, usually abnormal Term -pathy Definition disease condition Term -penia Definition deficiency Term -phobia Definition fear Term -plasia Definition development, formation, growth Term -plasty Definition surgical repair Term -ptosis Definition drooping, sagging, prolapse Term -sclerosis Definition hardening Term -scope Definition instrument for visual examination Term -scopy Definition process of visual examination Term -stasis Definition stopping, controlling Term -stomy Definition opening to form a mouth (stoma) Term -therapy Definition treatment Term -tomy Definition incision, to cut into Term -er Definition one who Term -ia Definition condition Term -ist Definition specialist Term -ole Definition little, small Term -ule Definition little, small Term -um, ium Definition sturcture, tissue, thing Term -y Definition condition, process Term -ac, -iac Definition pertaining to Term -al Definition pertaining to Term -ar Definition pertaining to Term -ary Definition pertaining to Term -eal Definition pertaining to Term -ic, -ical Definition pertaining to Term -oid Definition resembling Term -ose Definition pertaining to, full of Term -ous Definition pertaining to Term -tic Definition pertaining to