Chapter 15: suffixes Flashcards
1
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-a
A
noun suffix, no meaning
2
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-al
A
pertaining to
3
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-algia
A
pain
4
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-ectomy
A
excision, surgical removal
5
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-cele
A
hernia, protrusion
6
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-genic
A
producing, originating, causing
7
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-graphy
A
process of recording, radiographic imaging
8
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-ia
A
diseased or abnormal state, condition of
9
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-iatry
A
treatment, specialty
10
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-iatrist
A
specialist, physician
11
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-ictal
A
seizure, attack
12
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-ism
A
state of
13
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-itis
A
inflammation
14
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-logist
A
- one who studies and treats
15
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-logy
A
study of