Flashcards in Chapter 1 Termination Deck (87)
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1.1
x- ize
finalize
to (do the action of) x
to make (something) x
to make something final
verb
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1.2
x- al
national
p.t. x
p.t. a nation
adjective
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1.3
x- ic
lycanthropic
p.t. x
p.t. a wolf-man
adjective
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1.4
x- ous
ridiculous
p.t. x
p.t. ridicule
adjective
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1.5
x- ary
urinary
p.t. x
p.t. urine
adjective
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1.6
x- ar
solar
p.t. x
p.t. the sun
adjective
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1.7
x- an
median
p.t. x
p.t. the middle
adjective
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1.8
x- ine
canine
p.t. x
p.t. dogs
adjective
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1.9
x- ac
aphrodisiac
p.t. x
p.t. love/sex
adjective
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1.10
x- oid
android
Resembling x
resembling a man
adjective
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1.11
x- ia
dactyl- ia
an abnormal condition involving x
an abnormal condition involving a/the digits
noun
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1.12
x- ist
dent- ist
one who does the action of x
one who specializes in x
one who specializes in the teeth
noun
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1.13
x- in
cyt- o- tox- in
a substance (which does the action) of x
a substance which poisons cells
noun
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1.14
x- it- is
laryng- oid- it- is
the inflammation of x
the inflammation of something resembling the larynx
if ic instead of is: p.t. the inflammation of something resembling the larynx
diagnostic termination
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1.15
x- o- rrhex- is
arthr- al- lo- rhex- is or ic
the rupturing of x (if x can be ruptured)
the rupturing of something involving x (if x cannot be ruptured)
the rupturing of something p.t. the joints
p.t. the rupturing of something p.t. the joints
diagnostic termination
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1.16
x- o- schis- is
crani- o- schis- is or ic
the splitting of x (also can refer to the presence of a cleft)
the splitting of the skull
p.t. the splitting of the skull
diagnostic termination
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1.17
x- ias- is
cran- ias- is or iast- ic
the abnormal presence of x
the abnormal presence of something involving the skull
p.t. the abnormal presence of something involving the skull
diagnostic termination
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1.18
x- o- clas- is
iconoclasis
the breaking of x
the breaking of images
clast- ic p.t. the breaking of images
diagnostic termination
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1.19
x- os- is
neur- os- is
neur- ot- ic
an abnormal condition involving x
an abnormal condition involving the nerves
p.t. an abnormal condition involving the nerves
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1.19
x- os- is
neur- os- is
neur- ot- ic
neurosis is the same as neuria
an abnormal condition involving x
an abnormal condition involving the nerves
p.t. an abnormal condition involving the nerves
diagnostic termination
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1.20
x- o- path- y
psych- o- path- y
path- ic
a disease of x
a disease of the mind
p.t. a disease of the mind
diagnostic termination
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1.21
x- o- megal- y
crani- o- megal- y
megal- ic
the enlargement of x
the enlargement of the skull
p.t. the enlargement of the skull
diagnostic termination
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1.22
x- o- phag- y
x- o- phagia
x- o- phag- ist
the ingestion of x
one who ingests/eats x
one who specializes in (i.e. studies/treates) the ingestion of x
diagnostic termination
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1.23
x- o- genes- is
x- o- genet- ic
the production of x
p.t. the production of x
diagnostic termination
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1.24
x- o- poies- is
x- o- poiet- ic
the formation of x
p.t. the formation of x
diagnostic termination
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1.25
x- o- kines- is
x- o- kinet- ic
the movement of x
p.t. the movement of x
diagnostic termination
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1.26
x- algia
brachi- algia
brachi- o- kinet- algia
pain in/volving x
pain in an/the arms
pain involving the movement of an/the arms
diagnostic termination
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1.27
x- odynia
pain in/volving x
diagnostic termination
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1.28
x- o- plegia
the paralysis of x
diagnostic termination
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