Chapter 1: Basic Word Structure; Suffix Flashcards

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-ac

A

pertaining to

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-al

A

pertaining to

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-algia

A

pain

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4
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-cyte

A

cell

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5
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-ectomy

A

excision, removal

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-emia

A

blood condition

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7
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-genic

A

pertaining to producing, produced by, or produced in

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8
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-globin

A

protein

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9
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-gram

A

record

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-ic, -ical

A

pertaining to

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-ion

A

process

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-ist

A

specialist

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13
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-itis

A

inflammation

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-logy

A

process of study

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-oma

A

tumor, mass, swelling

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-opsy

A

process of viewing

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-osis

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condition, usually abnormal (slight increase in numbers when used with blood cells)

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-pathy

A

disease condition

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-scope

A

instrument to visually examine

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-scopy

A

process of visually examining

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-sis

A

state of; condition

22
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-tomy

A

process of cutting, incision

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-y

A

process, condition