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UK-CLA 131 Medical Terminology - Ch.2
University of Kentucky CLA 131 (Medical Terminology) -Ch.2 Medical Terminology Complete!)
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09/20/2011

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-al
Definition
pertaining to
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-ic
Definition
pertaining to
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-ous
Definition
pertaining to
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-itis
Definition
inflammation
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-logy
Definition
study or science of
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-meter
Definition
measure, measuring instrument
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-pathy
Definition
disease
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-scope
Definition
an instrument used for viewing
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-scopy
Definition
process of viewing
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-drome
Definition
run or running
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-emesis
Definition
vomiting
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-malacia
Definition
softening
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-opsy
Definition
view of
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-oxia
Definition
oxygen
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-phil
-philia
Definition
loving or affinity for
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-phagia
Definition
eating or swallowing
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-phasia
Definition
speaking
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Which suffix means "eating or swallowing"?
A. -phagia B. -phasia
Definition
A. -phagia

(-phasia means "speaking")
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-physis
Definition
growth
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-plegia
Definition
paralysis
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-oma
Definition
tumor
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-stasis
Definition
standing still
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-algia
Definition
pain
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-asthenia
Definition
weakness
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-atresia
Definition
a closure or the absence of a normal body opening
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-cele
Definition
hernia, swelling, or protrusion
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-dynia
Definition
pain
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-ia
Definition
condition
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-osis
Definition
condition
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-ism
Definition
condition
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-penia
Definition
deficiency or abnormal reduction in number
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-phobia
Definition
fear
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-plasia
Definition
formation or growth
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-rrhagia
Definition
condition of profuse bleeding or hemorrhage
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-rrhea
Definition
excessive discharge
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-rrhexis
Definition
rupture
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-sclerosis
Definition
condition of hardening
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-spasm
Definition
a sudden, involuntary muscle contraction
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Name 2 suffixes that mean "pain"
Definition
-dynia
-algia
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Name 3 suffixes that mean "condition"
Definition
-osis
-ism
-ia
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-ad
Definition
toward
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-emia
-hemia
Definition
blood or condition of blood
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-a
Definition
singular form
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-ae
Definition
plural form
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-ac
Definition
pertaining to
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-ar
Definition
pertaining to
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-ary
Definition
pertaining to
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Name 6 suffixes that mean "pertaining to"
Definition
-ac
-al
-ar
-ary
-ic
-ous
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-iatry
Definition
treatment or specialty
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-logist
Definition
one who studies
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-practic
Definition
a practice
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-centesis
Definition
surgical puncture
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-clasia
-clasis
-clast
Definition
break apart
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-desis
Definition
surgical fixation or fusion
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-ectomy
Definition
excision
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-gram
Definition
a record or image
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-graph
Definition
an instrument for recording
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-graphy
Definition
recording process
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-metry
Definition
measurement or process of measuring
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-pexy
Definition
surgical fixation or suspension
Term
What is the difference between the following suffixes: -desis and -pexy?
Definition
-desis means "surgical fixation or fusion"
-pexy means "surgical fixation or suspension"
Term
-phylaxis
Definition
protection
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-plasty
Definition
surgical repair
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-rrhaphy
Definition
suturing
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-scope
Definition
a viewing instrument
Term
-scopy
Definition
the process of viewing
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-stomy
Definition
surgical creation of an opening
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-tome
Definition
a cutting instrument
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-tomy
Definition
incision
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-tripsy
Definition
surgical crushing
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-ion
Definition
process
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