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Medical Terminology - Chapter 2
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The suffix -malacia means
Softening
The suffix -trophy means
Development, nourishment
The suffix -penia meas
Decrease, deficiency
Which suffix means suture
-rrhaphy
The suffix -edema means
Swelling
Which suffix means binding, fixation (of a bone or joint)
-desis
Which suffix means separation; destruction; loosening
-lysis
The suffix -megaly means
Enlargement
The suffix -cele means
Hernia, swelling
Which suffix means crushing
-tripsy
Which suffix means pain
-algia
Which suffix means surgical puncture
-centesis
The suffix -ism meanss
Condition
The suffix -iatry means
Medicine, treatment
Which is the plural form of fornix
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