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Medical Word Building-Suffixes (Pr-Rr)

  1. Suffix: -phasia
    Meaning: speech

     Example: dysphasia
  2. Suffix: -phobia
    Meaning: abnormal fear

    Example: Agoraphobia
  3. Suffix: -plasty
    Meaning: surgical repair

    arthroplasty
  4. Suffix: -plegia
    Meaning: paralysis

    Example: paraplegia
  5. Suffix: -rrhage/-rrhagia
    Meaning: excessive flow or discharge

    Example: hemorrhage
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Medical Word Building-Suffixes (Pr-Rr)
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Medical Suffixes Pr thru Rr
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