suffixes Flashcards
(40 cards)
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Erythrocyte
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Red blood cell
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Cyte
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Cell
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Ectomy
A
Remove
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Lobectomy
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Surgical removal of a lobe.
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Emia
A
Blood
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Pnea
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Air, breathing
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Leukemia
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Deficiency of white blood cells
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Tachypnea
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Abnormally fast breathing
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Itis
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Inflammation
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Arthritis
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Inflammation of the joints
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Logo
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Study of
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Biology
A
Study of life
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Oma
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Swelling, tumor
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Carcinoma
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Cancerous tumor
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Penia
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Lacking, deficiency
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Leukopenia
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Deficiency of white blood cells
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Scope
A
Instrument for viewing
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Microscope
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Instrument for viewing small tiny things
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Tomy
A
Cutting, incision
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Cystomy
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Cutting into the urinary bladder
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Al, ic, ac, ous
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Pertaining to, like
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Thermic
Hydrous
Dermal
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Heat
Water
Skin
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Graphs
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Field of study, science
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Radiography
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Image of a radio sensitive surface
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It's
Person in a field
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Cardiologist
Heart doctor
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Lysis
Decomposition, breakdown
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Erythrolysis
Destruction of red blood cells
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Megaly
Growth
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Heptomegaly
Abnormally large liver
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Natal
Birth
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Post natal
After birth
32
Odin
Oxygen
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Hypotoxia
Insufficient oxygren
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Phagia
Eating, swallowing
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Malphalgia
Poor eating habits
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Spasm
Twitching, involuntary contraction
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Cardio spasm
Spasm of the heart
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Toxin
Poison
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Entrotoxin
Toxin present within a bacterial cell
