Chap 6 Suffixes Flashcards
(27 cards)
1
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-ac, -al, -ar, -ary, -ic, -ous
A
Pertaining to
2
Q
-ant
A
Substance that promotes
3
Q
-ation
A
Process; condition
4
Q
-e
A
No meaning
5
Q
-ectomy
A
Surgical removal; excision
6
Q
-emic
A
Pertaining to blood condition
7
Q
-gram
A
Record; image
8
Q
-graphy
A
Process of recording
9
Q
-in, -ine
A
Chemical; chemical compound; substance
10
Q
-ism
A
Process; condition
11
Q
-itis
A
Inflammation
12
Q
-ive
A
Substance that promotes
13
Q
-lytic
A
Pertaining to breakdown or destruction
14
Q
-meter
A
Measure
15
Q
-or
A
One who (or something that) takes action or does something
15
Q
-osis
A
Abnormal condition
16
Q
-pathy
A
Disease
17
Q
-plasty
A
Surgical repair
18
Q
-sclerosis
A
Hardening; thickening
19
Q
-stenosis
A
Narrowing; tightening
20
Q
-stomy
A
Surgical opening
21
Q
-tension
A
Pressure
22
Q
-tomy
A
Process of cutting; incision
23
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-trophy
A
Condition of growth or development
24
-um, -us
Structure; tissue; thing
25
-version
To turn
26
-ia
condition
