Chapter 1 - Basic Word Structure: Suffixes Flashcards
(21 cards)
1
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pertaining to
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-ac, -al, -ical, -ic, -an, -ar, -ary, -eal, -iac, -ile, -ine, -ior, -ose, -ous, -tic, -tory
2
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pain
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-algia
3
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cell
A
-cyte
4
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excision, removal
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-ectomy
5
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blood condition
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-emia
6
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pertaining to producing, produced by, or produced in
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-genic
7
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protein
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-globin
8
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record
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-gram
9
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process
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-ion
10
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specialist
A
-ist
11
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inflammation
A
-itis
12
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process of study
A
-logy
13
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tumour, mass, swelling
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-oma
14
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process of viewing
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-opsy
15
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condition, usually abnormal (slight increase in numbers when used with blood cells)
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-osis
16
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disease condition
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-pathy
17
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instrument to visually examine
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-scope
18
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process of visually examining
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-scopy
19
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state of; condition
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-sis
20
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process of cutting, incision
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-tomy
21
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process, condition
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-y
