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Med 108 Week 1 Desiree Flores
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03/12/2026
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Itis-
 Definition
inflammation
Term
-pathy
 Definition
disease
Term
-ectomy
 Definition
removal
Term
-graphy
 Definition
recording process
Term
-sclerosis
 Definition
hardening
Term
-megaly
 Definition
emlargement
Term
-stenosis
 Definition
narrowing
Term
-algia
 Definition
pain
Term
lysis
 Definition
destruction
Term
-ac
 Definition
pertaining to (cardiac)
Term
-al
 Definition
pertaining to (neural)
Term
-tomy
 Definition
incision
Term
-stomy
 Definition
forming an opening
Term
scopy-
 Definition
process of viewing
Term
-toxic
 Definition
poisonious
Term
-tonic
 Definition
pertaning to tone
Term
-poieses
 Definition
formation
Term
-dynia
 Definition
pain
Term
-centesis
 Definition
puncture ro withdraw fluid
Term
-ar
 Definition
pertaining to (vascular)
Term
-ary
 Definition
pertanining to (coronary)
Term
-ism
 Definition
condition
Term
-oid
 Definition
resembling
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-oma
 Definition
tumor/mass
Term
-osis
 Definition
abnormal condition/increase
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-ous
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
-tic
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
-pexy
 Definition
surgical fixation
Term
-rrhaphy
 Definition
suture
Term
-lysis
 Definition
loosening, separation, destruction
Term
-rrhexis
 Definition
rupture
Term
-spasm
 Definition
involuntary contraction
Term
-stasis
 Definition
stopping, controlling
Term
-eum/-ium
 Definition
structure/tissue
Term
-logist
 Definition
specialist in the study of
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