Chapter 14: suffixes Flashcards
1
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-a
A
noun, suffix, no meaning
2
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-ac
A
pertaining to
3
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-al
A
pertaining to
4
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-desis
A
surgical fixation, fusion
4
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-algia
A
pain
5
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-ar
A
pertaining to
6
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-ary
A
pertaining to
6
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-centesis
A
surgical puncture to aspirate fluid
7
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-asthenia
A
weakness
8
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-eal
A
pertaining to
9
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-ectomy
A
excision, surgical removal
10
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-ia
A
diseased or abnormal state, condition of
10
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-gram
A
the record, radiographic image
11
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-graphy
A
process of recording, radiographic imaging
12
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-ic
A
pertaining to
