Section III. SUFFIXES - PERTAINING TO DIAGNOSIS
We will now look at the diagnostic suffixes.
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204 The suffix -cele means hernia,
protrusion, or tumor. A gastrocele,
then, is a protrusion or __________ of
the stomach.
gas'tro-sel
hernia
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205 -Emia is the suffix for blood. A word
we are all familiar with is leukemia,
which is an abnormal amount of
immature white blood cells.
Hypoglycemia is a low amount of
sugar in the __________.
lu-ke'me-ah
hi"po-gli-se'me-ah
blood
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206 -Ectasis and -ectasia are suffixes
meaning dilation, dilatation, or
expansion. Angiectasis, then, is
abnormal __________ of a blood
vessel.
an"je-ek'tah-sis
expanding/dilation/dilatation
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