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Med Term_Suffix Cards 51-82
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| -oxia | Oxygen |
| -paresis | Slight paralysis |
| -pathy | Disease |
| -penia | Deficient, lack of |
| -pepsia | Digestion |
| -phagia, -phagy | Eating, swallowing |
| -phobia | Abnormal fear, intolerance |
| -phonia | Pertaining to sound |
| -phoria | Feeling |
| -plasia, -plasm | Formation, development |
| -plasty | Surgical repair |
| -plegia | Paralysis |
| -pnea | Breathing |
| -poiesis | Formation |
| -porosis | Passage |
| -rrhage, -rrhagia | Excessive flow, bleeding |
| -rrhaphy | Suture |
| -rrhea | Abnormal flow or discharge |
| -rrhexis | Rupture |
| -sarcoma | Malignant tumor |
| -sclerosis | Abnormal hardening |
| -scope | Instrument for examining |
| -scopy | Visual examination |
| -sepsis | Infection |
| -spasm | Sudden involuntary muscle contraction |
| -stasis | Control, stop |
| -stenosis | Narrowing |
| -stomy | Surgical opening |
| -tomy | Cutting, incision |
| -tripsy | Surgical crushing |
| -trophy | Nourishment, development |
| -ule | Little |