Chapter 2 Suffixes Flashcards

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-al, -ic, -ous, -tic

A

pertaining to

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-ancy

A

state of

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3
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-cyte

A

cell

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4
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-ectomy

A

surgical removal, excision

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5
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-gen

A

producing; originating; causing

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6
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-ion, -ia

A

condition

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7
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-itis

A

inflammation

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8
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-logist

A

specialist in the study and treatment of

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9
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-oid

A

resembling, like

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10
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-oma

A

tumor, mass

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11
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-osis

A

abnormal condition

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12
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-rrhea

A

flow, discharge

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13
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-tomy

A

incision, cutting into

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