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Chabner, Language of Medicine 8th Edition, Ch 3 Suffixes

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amniocentesis   show
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show tonsillitis  
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-ptosis   show
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ischemia   show
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necr/o   show
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acromegaly   show
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show otalgia (-algia = pain, ot/o = ear)  
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show continuing over a long period of time  
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small artery is a(an)...?   show
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show -scope  
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show cystocele (-cele = hernia, cyst/o = urinary bladder)  
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show malignant myeloma (-oma = tumor, myel/o = bone marrow, spinal cord) - context indicates which usage of root  
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show myelogram (-gram = record, myel/o = spinal cord, bone marrow) - context indicates which usage of root  
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berry-shaped (spheroidal) bacteria   show
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neutrophil   show
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show -graph  
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resembling   show
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show leukocyte (eosinophil, basophil, neutrophil are all leukocytes)  
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removal of the voice box   show
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show surgical repair of a blood vessel (-plasty = surgical repair, angi/o = vessel)  
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a blood cell that produces antibodies   show
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opposite of -malacia is? (malacia = softening)   show
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show hypertrophy (-trophy = development, hyper- = excessive, more than normal)  
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show -therapy  
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surgical creation of a permanent opening to the outside of the body   show
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show a RED blood cell  
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thrombocyte   show
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monocyte   show
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show a leukocyte whose granules TURN RED with STAIN and whose NUMBERS ARE ELEVATED in allergic reactions  
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show POLYmorphonuclear, a granulocytic white blood cell that destroys cells by engulfing and digesting them.  
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show a MONOnuclear leukocyte that destroys foreign cells by MAKING ANTIBODIES (T&B cells, attach directly to the foreign cells)  
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