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Chapter 5 Continued
Suffixes
Question | Answer |
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-algia | pain |
-ar,-ary,-eal | pertaining to |
-cele | hernia or protrusion |
-ectasis | stretching out,dilatation expansion |
-emia | blood condition |
-graphy | process of recording,radiographic imaging |
-meter | instrument used to measure |
-metry | measurement |
-pexy | surgical fixation, suspension |
-pnea | breathing |
-rrhagia | rapid flow of blood |
-scope | instrument used for visual exam |
-scopic | pertaining to visual exam |
-scopy | visual exam |
-spasm | sudden, involuntary muscle contraction (spasmodic contraction) |
-stenosis | constriction or narrowing |
-stomy | creation of an artificial opening |
-thorax | chest |
-tomy | cut into or incision |