Basic word structure - suffixes - ch 1 Flashcards

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-aemia

A

condition of blood

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-al

A

pertaining to, drug action

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3
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-algia

A

condition of pain

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-cyte

A

cell

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-derma

A

skin

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6
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-ectomy

A

excision, surgical removal

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7
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-genic

A

pertaining to formation, producing

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-gram

A

record, writing

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9
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-iac

A

pertaining to

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-ic

A

pertaining to, drug action

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-ist

A

one who specialises in

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12
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-itis

A

inflammation

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13
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-logy

A

study of

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-oid

A

derived from, resembling

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-oma

A

tumour

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-osis

A

abnormal condition

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-ous

A

composed of, pertaining to, relating to

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-pathy

A

disease process

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-plasty

A

surgical, plastic repair

20
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-scope

A

instrument to view

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-scopy

A

process of viewing

22
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-sis

A

state of

23
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-tomy

A

incision, cut into