Flashcards in Lesson 2- Suffixes Deck (14):
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A Latin-derived adjectival suffix: pertaining to, located in
-al
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Forms name of enzymes
-ase
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Form abstract nouns: state, condition
-asia
-asis
-ema (-emat combining form)
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Forms abstract nouns: state, condition, procedure
-esis
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Forms adjectives, often from nouns ending in -esis: pertaining to
-etic
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Form nouns indicating a particular science or study: science or study of
-ics
-tics
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Forms abstract nouns: state, condition, quality
-ism
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Forms abstract nouns: state, condition, muscular spasm
-ismus
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Form both nouns and adjectives indicating a particular shape, form, or resemblance: like, resembling
-oid
-ode
-id
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Forms abstract nouns: usually tumor; occasionally disease
-oma (combining -omat, plural -omata)
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A Latin-derived adjectival suffix; also used to form names of chemical substances: full of, resembling
-ose
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Latin-derived adjectival suffix: pertaining to, characterized by, full of
-ous
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Latin noun-forming ending: condition, person (sometimes a malformed fetus)
-us
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