244 In review, write the meaning of each of
the following symptomatic suffixes:
a. -algia means: __________
pain (frame 233)
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b. -genic means: __________
producing (frame 234)
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c. -lysis means: __________
destruction (frame 235)
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d. -rrhagia means: __________
excessive discharge/flow (frame 236)
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e. -rrhea means: __________
excessive discharge (frame 237)
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f. -penia means: __________
deficiency (frame 238)
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g. -ic, -ac, -al, and -ar mean:
__________
pertaining to (frame 240)
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h. -spasm means: __________
involuntary contraction (frame 239)
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245 To further reinforce what you have
learned, please write the correct word
in the blanks in the following
sentences.
a. Dentalgia is the medical term for a
__________ in the tooth.
pain (frame 233)
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