Module 6-Suffixes Flashcards
(198 cards)
1
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one or more letters attached to the end of a root.
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Suffix
2
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describe anatomic terms
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Noun-ending suffixes
3
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Suffixes can be grouped according to their purpose:
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- Noun-ending suffixes
- Adjective suffixes
- Pathology suffixes
- Procedure suffixes
- Diminutive suffixes
- Indicating a chemical compound
- Denoting a condition
4
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leading, inducing
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-agogue
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agent that induces the flow of milk
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galactagogue
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quality or act of
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-ance
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quality or act of making sound
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resonance
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killer
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-cide
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killer of germs
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germicide
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dilation or expansion of
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-ectasia, - ectasis
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dilation of capillaries
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telangiectasia
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structure or shape
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-form
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resembling the structure of bone
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ossiform
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production of
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-gen
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production of cancer
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carcinogenesis
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one charged with or skilled in
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-ician, -ist
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physician skilled in treating children’s diseases
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pediatrician
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act of, state of, result of
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-ion
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act of cutting or result of cutting
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incision
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measure
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-meter
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measure of heat
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thermometer
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science of, study of
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-ology
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study of skin and its diseases
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dermatology
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that which; one who
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-or
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that which receives; one who invents
receptor; inventor
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protection
-phylaxis
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for protection before exposure
prophylaxis
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production, formation of
-poiesis
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production of blood cells
hematopoiesis
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strength
-sthenia
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loss of strength
asthenia
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act, or the result of action
-ure
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result of a closing action, such as closing
closure
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usually means “pertaining to”
Adjective suffixes
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pertaining to
-ac
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pertaining to the abdominal region
celiac
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that which is, pertaining to
-acy
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that which is false
fallacy
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toward, in the direction of
-ad
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toward the head
cephalad
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pertaining to
-al
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pertaining to the finger or toe
digital
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pertaining to, related to, belonging to
-an
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pertaining to the ovary
ovarian
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of, or related to, pertaining to
-ar
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related to a valve
valvular
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related to, pertaining to
-ary
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pertaining to bile
biliary
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that which is acted on
-ate
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to keep apart
separate
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making or causing to become
-facient
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causing a fever
febrifacient
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driving, moving, or traveling away from
-fugal
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moving away from the center
centrifugal
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pertaining to
-ic
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pertaining to the colon
colonic
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having the qualities of or capability for
-ile
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having a fever
febrile
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capable of, causing
-ious
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capable of causing an infection
infectious
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that which performs or tends toward
-ive
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disease which tends to have late- appearing
| symptoms
tardive disease
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like
-oid
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a muscle shaped like a delta symbol
deltoid
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process of, pertaining to, function of
-ory
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pertaining to the senses
sensory
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full of, having the qualities of
-ose
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having the qualities of a coma
comatose
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pertaining to
-ous
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pertaining to a vein
venous
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tendency, like
-some
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a tiring situation
tiresome
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related to nutrition, growth, development
-trophic
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faulty or poor nutrition
dystrophic
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turning toward, or changing
-tropic
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turned toward water
hydrotropic
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having the nature or quality of
-y
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gout like
gouty
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describe a disease process or a sign or symptom
Pathology suffixes
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severe pain, seizure
-agra
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severe pain in the foot
podagra
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pain
-algia
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nerve pain
neuralgia
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abnormal closure
-atresia
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closed anus
proctatresia
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swelling, bulging, tumor
-cele
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bulging out of the urinary bladder
cystocele
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discharge of foreign substance
-chezia, -chesia
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passage of bloody stool
hematochezia
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bladder like sac
-cyst
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a sac containing water
hydrocyst
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pain
-dynia
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pain on the wall of the chest
pleurodynia
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swelling, distention
-ema
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distention of air sacs in lung
emphysema
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a diseased condition
-ia
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disease causing lack of urine
anuria
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a diseased condition
-iasis
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condition in which there are bile stones
cholelithiasis
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inflammation
-itis
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inflammation of a vein
phlebitis
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softening
-malacia
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softening of bone
osteomalacia
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tumor
-oma
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malignant tumor
carcinoma
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suffering, disease
-pathy
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disease of the heart
cardiopathy
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deficiency, lack
-penia
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lack of white blood cells
leukopenia
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fear of
-phobia
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fear of confinement
claustrophobia
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dropping, or downward displacement
-ptosis
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wrist-drop
carpoptosis
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bursting forth
-rrhage, -rrhagia
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bursting forth of blood
hemorrhage
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flow, discharge
-rrhea
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excessive flow of milk
galactorrhea
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rupture
-rrhexis
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rupture of the spleen
splenorrhexis
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hemorrhage
-staxis
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hemorrhage from the nose, nosebleed
epistaxis
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puncture of a cavity
-centesis
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puncture into the chest cavity
thoracentesis
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cut
-cis
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cut out
excise
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breaking
-clastic
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breaking down fat
lipoclasia
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closure
-cleisis
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operation for the closure of the vagina
colpocleisis
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binding, fusion
-desis
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fusing of a joint
arthrodesis
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excision, cutting out
-ectomy
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removal of larynx
laryngectomy
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act or method of recording
-gram, -graphy
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making an x- ray image
radiography
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setting free, dissolution
-lysis
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breaking away of fats
adipolysis
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creation of a mouth or opening
-ostomy
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creating a new opening between bowel and abdominal wall
colostomy
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cutting into
-otomy
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cut into the trachea
tracheotomy
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fixation
-pexy
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fixation of large intestine
sigmoidopexy
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molding or shaping
-plasty
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plastic surgery on bone
osteoplasty
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closure of by suturing, repair
-rrhaphy
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suture of bladder
cystorrhaphy
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looking at, examining
-scope, -scopy
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instrument used to view inside the bronchus
bronchoscope
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cut
-sect
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cut into parts
dissect
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instrument for cutting
-tome
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instrument for cutting into the skull
craniotome
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rubbing, crushing
-tripsy
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surgical crushing of a nerve
neurotripsy
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instrument to crush
-trite
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instrument to crush stones
lithotrite
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small, fleshy growth
-cle, caruncle
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smallest part of structure, element, or compound
-cule, molecule
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small nodule or knot
-culum, tuberculum
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small stone
-culus, calculus
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small plane surface
-et, facet
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small brionchial tube
-ium, bronchium
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minute artery
-ole, arteriole
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small mesentery
-olum, mesenteriolum
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smallest subdivision of bronchus
-olus, bronchiolus
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lipase
-ase, enzyme
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sulfate
-ate, salt made from acid
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benzene
-ene, unsaturated compound
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oxide
-ide, binary compound
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quinine
-in, -ine, halogen, alkaloid, or nitrogen base
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cholesterol
-ol, oil
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fructose
-ose, carbohydrate
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ethyl
-yl, matter, substance, radical
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full of
-ful
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full of stress
stressful
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condition
-id
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condition of softness
flaccid
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condition, act, process
-ism
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condition of being a dwarf
dwarfism
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quality, state of
-ity
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state of being obese
obesity
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without, not capable
-less
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without odor
odorless
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state of being
-ness
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state of being ill
illness
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action, state, process, condition
-osis
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condition of having bad breath
halitosis
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love of
-philia
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love of young children
pedophilia
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at a standstill, lack of flow
-stasis
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no flow of blood
hemostasis
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process, act of, result of
-tion
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process of making longer
elongation
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stretching, putting under tension
-tonia
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excessive tension on a part
hypertonia
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turn
-vert
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turn in another direction
divert
