Suffixes Flashcards
(37 cards)
1
Q
-al,-ar,-ic,-ical,-tic
A
pertaining to
2
Q
-ation
A
process; condition
3
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-blast
A
developing cell
4
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-crit
A
to separate
5
Q
-cyte
A
cell
6
Q
-e
A
(noun suffix with no meaning)
7
Q
-ectomy
A
surgical removal;excision
8
Q
-emia
A
blood condition
9
Q
-emic
A
pertaining to blood condition
10
Q
-fusion
A
to pour;to come together
11
Q
-gen
A
substance that produces
12
Q
-globulin
A
protein
13
Q
-ia
A
condition
14
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-in, -ine
A
chemical;chemical compound;subtance
15
Q
-itis
A
inflammation
16
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-logist
A
specialist
17
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-logy
A
study of
18
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-lysis
A
breakdown;separation;loosening
19
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-lytic
A
pertaining to breakdown or destruction
20
Q
-megaly
A
enlargement
21
Q
-oma
A
tumor;mass
22
Q
-osis
A
abnormal condition
23
Q
-penia
A
deficiency
24
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-phage
A
eat;swallow
25
-pheresis
removal
26
-phil, -philia
love;attraction for
27
-phoresis
transmission;carrying
28
-plasm
formation;structure
29
-plastic
pertaining to formation
30
-plasty
surgical repair
31
-poiesis
formation
32
-rrhage
rupture;bursting forth ( of blood)
33
-sis
state;condition
34
-stasis
stoppage of flow
35
-suppresstion
to stop
36
-therapy
treatment
37
-tomy
process of cutting;incision
