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Chapter 8 Chabner
suffixes
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| -arche | beginning |
| -cele | hernia |
| -cyesis, -gravida | pregnancy |
| -ectasis | stretching, dilation |
| -ectomy | removal, excision |
| -flexion | flexible |
| -genesis | producing; forming |
| -pareunia | sexual intercourse |
| -parous | to bear, bring forth |
| -plasia | development, formation |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| -ptosis | dropping, sagging |
| -rrhagia | bursting forth (blood) |
| -rrhaphy | suture |
| -rrhea | discharge |
| -salpinx | uterine tube |
| -scopy | visual examination |
| -stenosis | tightening |
| -stomy | new opening |
| -tocia | labor, birth |
| -tomy | process of cutting |
| -tresia | opening |
| -version | act of turning |