Chapter 11 - suffixes Flashcards
1
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-al, -ar, -atic, -ic, -ory, -ous, -tic
A
pertaining to
2
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-cusis
A
hearing
3
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-ectomy
A
surgical removal; excision
4
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-esthesia
A
feeling; sensation
5
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-gram
A
record; image
6
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-ia
A
condition
7
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-ion
A
process; state; condition
8
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-ism
A
process; condition
9
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-itis
A
inflammation
10
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-meter
A
measure
11
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-metry
A
process of measuring
12
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-motor
A
movement
13
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-oma
A
tumor; mass
14
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-opia
A
vision condition
15
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-osmia
A
smell condition
16
Q
-otia
A
ear condition
17
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-pathy
A
disease
18
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-pexy
A
surgical fixation
19
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-phobia
A
fear
20
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-plasty
A
surgical repair
21
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-plegia
A
paralysis
22
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-ptosis
A
droop; sag; prolapse; protrude
23
Q
-sclerosis
A
hardening; thickening
24
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-scope
A
instrument used to view
25
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-scopy
A
visual examination using a scope
26
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-spasm
A
muscle contraction
27
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-stomy
A
surgical opening
28
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-tomy
A
process of cutting; incision
29
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-tropia
A
to turn
