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MOA-6-Chapter 2
MOA-Noun Suffixes That Mean Condition, Treatment, or Specialist
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| enur/esis | condition of involuntary emission of urine; bedwetting |
| a/lopec/ia | condition of loss of hair, baldness |
| pod/iatry | treatment of diseases and disorders of the foot |
| obstetr/ician | physician who specializes in treating the female during pregnancy, childbirth, and postpartum |
| embol/ism | condition in which a blood clot obstructs a blood vessel |
| cardi/o/log/ist | physician who specializes in the study of the heart |
| hyper/hidr/osis | condition of excessive sweating |
| an/encephal/ | congenital condition in which there is a lack of development of the brain |
| ventr/icle | literally means little belly; a small cavity or chamber within a bod or organ |
| bronchi/ole | one of the smaller subdivisions of the bronchial tubes |
| mac/ula | small spot or discolored area of the skin |
| pust/ule | small, elevated, circumscribed lesion on the skin that is filled with pus |