Suffixes Flashcards

1
Q

-al

A

pertaining to

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2
Q

-cyte

A

cell

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3
Q

-gen

A

substance or agent that produces or causes

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4
Q

-genic

A

producing, causing, originating

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5
Q

-ic

A

pertaining to

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6
Q

-logist

A

one who studies and treats

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7
Q

-logy

A

study of

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8
Q

-megaly

A

enlargement

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9
Q

-oid

A

resembling

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10
Q

-oma

A

tumor, swelling

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11
Q

-osis

A

abnormal condition (means increase when used with blood cell word roots)

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12
Q

-ous

A

pertaining to

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13
Q

-pathy

A

disease

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14
Q

-Plasia

A

condition of formation, development, growth

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15
Q

-Plasm

A

growth, substance, formation

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16
Q

-Sarcoma

A

malignant tumor

17
Q

-Sis

A

state of

18
Q

-Stasis

A

control, stop, standing

19
Q

-Ad

A

toward

20
Q

-ior

A

pertaining to

21
Q

-al

A

pertaining to

22
Q

-a

A

no meaning

23
Q

-coccus

A

berry-shaped (form of bacterium)

24
Q

-ectomy

A

excision or surgical removal

25
Q

-itis

A

inflammation

26
Q

-malacia

A

softening

27
Q

-opsy

A

view of, viewing

28
Q

-phagia

A

eating or swallowing

29
Q

-plasty

A

surgical repair

30
Q

-rrhea

A

flow, discharge

31
Q

-tome

A

instrument used to cut