CH. 2: Suffixes Flashcards

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1
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-al

A

pertaining to

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-ic

A

pertaining to

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3
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-ous

A

pertaining to

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4
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-cyte

A

cell

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5
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-gen

A

substance or agent that produces or causes

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6
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-genic

A

producing, originating, causing

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7
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-logist

A

one who studies and treats (specialist, physician)

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-logy

A

study of

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9
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-megaly

A

enlargement

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10
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-oid

A

resembling

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-oma

A

tumor, swelling

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12
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-opsy

A

view of, viewing

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13
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-osis

A

abnormal condition (means increase when used with blood cell word roots)

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14
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-pathy

A

disease

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-plasia

A

condition of formation, development, growth

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16
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-plasm

A

growth, substance, formation

17
Q

-sarcoma

A

malignant tumor

18
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-sis

A

state of

19
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-stasis

A

control, stop, standing