Chap 6 Suffixes Flashcards

1
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-ac, -al, -ar, -ary, -ic, -ous

A

Pertaining to

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-ant

A

Substance that promotes

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3
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-ation

A

Process; condition

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4
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-e

A

No meaning

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5
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-ectomy

A

Surgical removal; excision

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6
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-emic

A

Pertaining to blood condition

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7
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-gram

A

Record; image

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8
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-graphy

A

Process of recording

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9
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-in, -ine

A

Chemical; chemical compound; substance

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10
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-ism

A

Process; condition

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11
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-itis

A

Inflammation

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12
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-ive

A

Substance that promotes

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13
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-lytic

A

Pertaining to breakdown or destruction

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14
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-meter

A

Measure

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15
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-or

A

One who (or something that) takes action or does something

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15
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-osis

A

Abnormal condition

16
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-pathy

A

Disease

17
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-plasty

A

Surgical repair

18
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-sclerosis

A

Hardening; thickening

19
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-stenosis

A

Narrowing; tightening

20
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-stomy

A

Surgical opening

21
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-tension

A

Pressure

22
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-tomy

A

Process of cutting; incision

23
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-trophy

A

Condition of growth or development

24
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-um, -us

A

Structure; tissue; thing

25
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-version

A

To turn

26
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-ia

A

condition