Medical Terminology / Unit 2 MedTerm 0079 short lesson, about 20 seconds
-penia: Deficiency
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The idea
The suffix penia names an abnormal deficiency of the cell or substance its root identifies.
In practice
Leukopenia is a deficiency of white blood cells.
Where people slip
Penia is a shortage. Its opposite is an abnormal increase.
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