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MAA MOD A Week 4
Suffixes
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Nursing
Undergraduate 1
05/10/2011
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Term
pathy
 Definition
disease condition
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penia
 Definition
deficiency
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-phobia
 Definition
fear
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-plasia
 Definition
development, formation, growth
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-plasty
 Definition
surgical repair
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-ptosis
 Definition
drooping, sagging, prolapse
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-sclerosis
 Definition
hardening
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-scope
 Definition
instrument for visual examination
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-scopy
 Definition
process of visual examination
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-stasis
 Definition
stopping, controlling
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-stomy
 Definition
opening to form a mouth (stoma)
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-therapy
 Definition
treatment
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-tomy
 Definition
incision, cutting into
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-trophy
 Definition
development, nourishment
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-er
 Definition
one who
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-ia
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condition
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-ist
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specialist
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-ole
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little, small
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-ule
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little, small
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-um, ium
 Definition
structure, tissue
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