Chapter 11 Suffixes Flashcards

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-al, -ic

A

pertaining to

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-e

A

noun suffix with no meaning

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-ectomy

A

surgical removal, excision

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-emia

A

blood condition

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-ia

A

condition

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-ism

A

condition, process

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-itis

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inflammation

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-logist

A

specialist in the study and treatment of

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-logy

A

study of

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-megaly

A

enlargement, large

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-oid

A

resembling, like

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-oma

A

tumor, mass

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-osis

A

abnormal condition

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-pathy

A

disease

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-phagia

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eating, swallowing

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-tomy

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incision, cut into