Integumentery Suffix Flashcard

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What does the suffix "-cyte" mean?

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Cell

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What is the meaning of the suffix "-malacia"?

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Softening

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What is the meaning of the suffix "-sis"?

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State of

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What does the suffix "-pathy" mean?

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Disease

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What does the suffix "-plasm" signify?

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Growth, substance, formation

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What does the suffix "-itis" refer to?

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Inflammation

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What does the suffix "-ectomy" mean?

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Surgical removal

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What does the suffix "-oma" signify?

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Tumor or mass

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What does the suffix "-genic" mean?

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Producing or originating from

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What does the suffix "-scope" refer to?

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Instrument for viewing or examining