218 The suffix for fear is -phobia.
Hydrophobia, then, is a __________
of water.
hi"dro-fo'be-ah
fear
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219 In review, give the meaning of each of
the following diagnostic suffixes:
a. -cele means: __________
hernia, protrusion, tumor (frame 204)
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b. -emia means: __________
in the blood (frame 205)
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c. -ectasis means: __________
dilation, dilatation, or expansion
(frame 206)
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d. -iasis means: __________
condition, formation of, presence of
(frame 207)
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e. -itis means: __________
inflammation (frame 208)
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f. -malacia means: __________
softening (frame 209)
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g. -megaly means: __________
enlargement (frame 210)
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