Suffixes (Chapters 8-11)

Set: Suffixes (Chapters 8-11)

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	Term	Definition
	-arche	beginning
	-cyesis	pregnancy
	-parous	p.t. bearing, bringing forth
	-rrhea	flow, discharge
	-salpinx	uterine tube
	-tocia	labor, birth
	-version	act of turning
	-genesis	producing, forming
	-one	hormone
	-ase	enzyme
	-pexy	fixation, to put in place
	-stomy	new opening (to form a mouth)
	-algesia	excessive sensitivity to pain
	-algia, -dynia	pain
	-esthesia	feeling, nervous sensation
	-kinesia, -kinesis, -kinetic	movement
	-lepsy	seizure
	-paresis	weakness
	-phasia	speech
	-plegia	paralysis
	-praxia	action
	-sthenia	strength
	-asthenia	lack of strength
	-dysplasia	abnormal formation or development
	-ectasia, -ectasis	dilation, widening
	-flexion	process of bending
	-pareunia	sexual intercourse
	-para	bearing, bringing forth
	-plasia	formation, development
	-plasty	surgical repair
	-ptosis	droop, sag, prolapse
	-rrhaphy	suture
	-stenosis	tightening, stricture
	-tresia	opening
	-ferent	to carry
	-sphyxia	pulse condition
	-oxia	oxygen condition
	-lysis	breakdown, separation, destruction
	-gravida	pregnant woman

Flashcards for Classics 2211.

ghostwrighter : Changed -algia → pain to -algia, -dynia → pain

ghostwrighter : Changed -ptosis → droop, sag, prolapse, protrude to -ptosis → droop, sag, prolapse

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