Chapter 1 - Affixes Flashcards by Looh Hicks

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-ac

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pertaining to

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-al

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pertaining to

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pertaining to

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-ary

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pertaining to

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-ation

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process, having

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-ectomy

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surgical removal

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-gram

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picture, record

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-graphy

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process of recording a picture

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-ia

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condition, state

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-iatry

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medical treatment

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-ic

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pertaining to

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-ic

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knowledge, practice

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-ine

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thing pertaining to

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-ion

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action, condition

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-ism

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disease with a cause

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-ist

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person who specializes in something

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-itis

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infection or inflammation

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-ive

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pertaining to

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-logy

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study of something

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-megaly

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enlargement

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-metry

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measurement

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-oma

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mass or tumor

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-osis

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condition, process

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-ous

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pertaining to

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-pathy

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disease

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-scope

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instrument used to examine

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-scopy

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process of using an instrument to examine

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-stomy

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surgical opening

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-therapy

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treatment

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-tomy

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cutting, incision

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a-

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away from, without

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an-

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not, against

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anti-

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against

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bi-

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two

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brady-

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slow

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de-

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reversal, without

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dys-

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abnormal, painful

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endo-

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innermost, within

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epi-

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above, upon

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eu-

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good, normal

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hemi-

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half

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hyper-

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more than normal, excessive

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hypo-

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less than normal, deficient

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inter-

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between (two things)

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intra-

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within (one thing)

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mal-

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bad, inadequate

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peri-

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around

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poly-

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many

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post-

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after, behind (back)

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pre-

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before, front of

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quadri-

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four

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re-

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again, backwards, unable to

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sub-

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below, beneath

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tachy-

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fast

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trans-

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across, through

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tri-

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three

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cis-

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on this side of