Blood, Lymphatic, and Immune Systems Suffixes Flashcards
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-al
A
pertaining to
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-apheresis
A
removal, carry away
3
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-ar
A
pertaining to
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-ary
A
pertaining to
5
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-ate
A
having the form of, possessing
6
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-ation
A
process of
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-blast
A
immature, embryonic cell
8
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-cele
A
hernia, protrusion, swelling
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-crit
A
separation of
10
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-cyte
A
cell
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-cytosis
A
more than the normal number of cells
12
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-ectomy
A
surgical removal
13
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-edema
A
swelling
14
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-emia
A
blood condition
15
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-eous
A
composed of
like
resembling
of the nature of
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-gen
A
forming
producing
origin
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-globin
A
protein
18
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-globulin
A
protein
19
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-graft
A
transplantation
20
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-graphy
A
process of recording
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-ic
A
pertaining to
22
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-ion
A
the act of
action
condition
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-itis
A
inflammation
24
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-logy
A
study of
25
-logist
specialist in the study of
26
-lysis
destruction
separation
loosening
27
-megaly
enlargement
| large
28
-oid
resembling
29
-oma
tumor, neoplam
30
-osis
abnormal condition, increase (used primarily with blood cells)
31
-ous
pertaining to
32
-pathy
disease
33
-penia
decreased
deficiency
too few
34
-pexy
surgical fixation
35
-phage
swallowing, eating
36
-phagia
swallowing, eating
37
-phil
attraction for
38
-philia
attraction for
39
-phobia
fear
40
-phoresis
carrying
| transmission
41
-phylaxis
protection
42
-poiesis
formation
43
-rrhagia
bursting forth
| condition of abnormal excess fluid discharge
44
-stasis
standing still, maintenance of a constant level
45
-therapy
treatment
46
-tic
pertaining to
47
-tomy
incision
48
-us
condition, structure
