Suffixes
"-plegia" means
paralysis
This means "attraction to"
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philia
visual condition
This suffix means "record or picture"
gram
"-lithiasis" means
presence or formation of stones
The suffix that means "discharge; flow"
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rrhea
This suffix means "instrument used to record"
What is the difference between "-meter" and "metry"
Meter- an instrument used to measure
Metry- the process of measuring
The suffix "-oid" means
resembling
-penia means
decrease in; deficiency
This suffix means "characteristic of urine"
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-uria
What is the difference between "algia" and "algesia"
Algia means "pain"
Algesia means "sensitivity to pain"
The suffix that means "creating a new opening"
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stomy
This suffix means "the embryonic stage of development"
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-blast
destruction or detachment
DAILY DOUBLE
This suffix means "surgical removal"
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Name 5 suffixes that mean "pertaining to"
-ac -ic -tic
-al -ical
-ar -ial
-ary -ory
-eal -ous
The suffix -desis means
binding or surgical fusion
Name 2 suffixes that mean "condition"
-ia
-ism
-osis
-y
What does "plasty" mean
surgical repair
This suffix means "prolapse"
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ptosis
This suffix means "breathing"
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pnea
Suffix that means "stopping or controlling"
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Stasis
-Pexy means
surgical fixation
"-ectasia" means
stretching or dilating