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Med term suffixes
VN 100.2 test
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Nursing
Undergraduate 1
10/20/2009

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-algia
Definition
pain
Term
-arche
Definition
beginning, origin
Term
-cele
Definition
swelling
Term
-centesis
Definition
puncture
Term
-cide
Definition
cut, kill
Term
-crine
Definition
secrete within
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-cycte
Definition
cell
Term
-dactyl
Definition
finger, toe
Term
-dema
Definition
swelling
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-desis
Definition
surgical fixation
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-duct
Definition
opening
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-dynia
Definition
pain
Term
-ectasis
Definition
enlargement
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-ectomy
Definition
surgical removal
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-ectopy
Definition
displacement of organ
Term
-emia
Definition
blood
Term
-emesis
Definition
vomit
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-genic
Definition
source
Term
-gram
Definition
picture
Term
-graphy
Definition
picture of
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-itis
Definition
inflammation
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-lyth
Definition
stone
Term
-lysis
Definition
seperation
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-malacia
Definition
softening
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-megaly
Definition
enlarged
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-mania
Definition
mental disorder
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-oid
Definition
like
Term
-ology
Definition
study of
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-olysis
Definition
break down
Term
-oma
Definition
tumor
Term
-osis
Definition
disease
Term
-ostomy
Definition
surgical opening
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-otomy
Definition
incision
Term
-paresis
Definition
to let fall
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-parous
Definition
produce offspring
Term
-pathy
Definition
disease
Term
-penia
Definition
deficiency
Term
-pexy
Definition
tissue fixation
Term
-phagia
Definition
swallow
Term
-phasia
Definition
speech disorder
Term
-phobia
Definition
fear
Term
-phrenia
Definition
mental disorder
Term
-physis
Definition
physical growth
Term
-plasty
Definition
plastic surgery
Term
-plegia
Definition
paralysis
Term
-pnea
Definition
breath
Term
-ptosis
Definition
dropping down
Term
-rrhage
Definition
hemorrhage
Term
-rrhaphy
Definition
suture
Term
-rrhea
Definition
flowing
Term
-rrhexis
Definition
break
Term
-sarcoma
Definition
turmor, cancer
Term
-sclerosis
Definition
hardening
Term
-scopy
Definition
inspection
Term
-spasm
Definition
contraction
Term
-stasis
Definition
stoppage
Term
-sis
Definition
condition
Term
-spasm
Definition
involuntary movement
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-stasis
Definition
stoppage of normal flow
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-stenosis
Definition
narrowing
Term
-trophy
Definition
nourishment
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-tripsy
Definition
crushing
Term
-uria
Definition
urine
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