The suffix that means weakness is (-asthenia) The suffix -lepsy means seizure -ptosis means drooping. -ptysis means spitting -plasm is the suffix for a thing formed -ectasis means dilation. -cele means hernia, tumor, swelling. -pathy is the suffix for disease. Alopecia means baldness; a condition of loss of hair. -stomy is the suffix meaning new opening. The suffix for use, action, having the form of, or possessing is (-ate) The suffix ____-desis____ means binding Chapter 2 The suffix for vomiting is __-emesis______. The prefix hydro-, as in the term hydrotherapy, means (water) The prefix milli- means (one-thousandth) In the term insomnia, the prefix in- means: not The prefixes cac- and mal- mean: bad The prefix contra- means (against)
medical terminology
The suffix that means weakness is (-asthenia) The suffix -lepsy means seizure -ptosis means drooping. -ptysis means spitting -plasm is the suffix for a thing formed -ectasis means dilation. -cele means hernia, tumor, swelling. -pathy is the suffix for disease. Alopecia means baldness; a condition of loss of hair. -stomy is the suffix meaning new opening. The suffix for use, action, having the form of, or possessing is (-ate) The suffix ____-desis____ means binding Chapter 2 The suffix for vomiting is __-emesis______. The prefix hydro-, as in the term hydrotherapy, means (water) The prefix milli- means (one-thousandth) In the term insomnia, the prefix in- means: not The prefixes cac- and mal- mean: bad The prefix contra- means (against)
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