Chap 8 Suffixes Flashcards

1
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-ac, -al, -eal, -ic

A

Pertaining to

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2
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-ase

A

Enzyme

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3
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-ation

A

Process; condition

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4
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-chezia

A

Defecation; elimination of waste

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5
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-clysis

A

Irrigation; washing

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6
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-ectomy

A

Surgical removal; excision

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7
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-emesis

A

Vomiting

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8
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-gen

A

Substance that produces

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9
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-ia

A

Condition

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10
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-iasis

A

Abnormal condition

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11
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-ist

A

Specialist

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12
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-itis

A

Inflammation

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13
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-megaly

A

Enlargemnet

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14
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-orexia

A

Appetite

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15
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-osis

A

Abnormal condition

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16
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-pepsia

A

Digestion

17
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-phagia

A

Eating; swallowing

18
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-prandial

A

Meal

19
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-rrhea

A

Flow; excessive discharge

20
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-scope

A

Instrument used to view

21
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-stalsis

A

Contraction

22
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-stomy

A

Surgical opening

23
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-tripsy

A

Crushing

24
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-um, -us

A

Structure; tissue; thing