suffixes Flashcards
(91 cards)
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ad
A
in the direction of/ toward
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ade
A
action/ process
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al
A
pertaining
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an
A
pertaining to
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ance
A
state
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arche
A
beginning
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arian
A
pertaining
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ase
A
enzyme
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ate
A
composed of
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ation
A
being/having/process
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ator
A
person who does/person who produces/
thing that does/thing that produces
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blast
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immature cell
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body
A
structure/ thing
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cele
A
hernia
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centesis
A
procedure to puncture
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cephalus
A
head
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cere
A
waxy substance
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clast
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cell that breaks down substances
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cle
A
small thing
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clonus
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rapid contracting and relaxing
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cnemius
A
leg
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coccus
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spherical bacteria
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collis
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condition of the neck
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crasia
A
condition of mixing
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crine
thing that secretes
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crit
separation of
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cyte
cell
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ergy
activity/process of working
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esis
condition/ process
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etic
pertaining to
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ety
condition/state
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flux
flow
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form
having the form of
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frice
cleaning agent
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gen
that which produces
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glia
cell that provides support
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grade
pertaining to going
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graft
tissue of implant/ tissue for transplant
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gram
picture, record
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graph
instrument used to record
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graphy
process of recording
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gravida
pregnancy
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ectasis
condition of dilation
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ectomy
surgical removale
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edema
swelling
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elle
small thing
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ema
condition
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emia
condition/substance of the blood
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emic
pertaining to condition of blood
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ence
state
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encephaly
condition of the brain
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entery
condition of intestines
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ergy
activity/ process of working
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esis
condition/ process
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flux
flow
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gen
that which produces
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glia
cells that provide support to
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grade
pertaining to going
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graft
tissue for implant/transplant
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gram
picture/ record
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graph
instrument used to record
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graphy
process of recording
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gravida
pregnancy
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ia
condition/state/thing
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iac/ial/ian
pertaining to
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ias
condition
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iasis
process/state
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iatic
pertaining to a process/state
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iatry
medical treatment
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ice
quality/state
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ician
skilled expert/ skilled professional
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ics
knowledge/practice
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id
origin/ resembling/ source
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ide
chemically modified structure
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ie
thing
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il
thing
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ile
pertaining to
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immune
immune response
80
in
substance
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ing
doing
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ion
action/conditioni
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ism
thing from a specific cause
84
ist
person/thing that specializes in
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istry
process related to speciality
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isy
condition of infection condition of inflammation
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ite
thing that pertains to
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itian
skilled expert/skilled professional
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ition
condition of having
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itis
inflammation
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