Chapter 2: Suffixes Flashcards by Jennifer Lyons | Brainscape

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-ac, -al, -ar, -eal, -iac, -ic, -ical, -ior, -ose

A

Pertaining to

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-algia

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pain

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-centesis

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surgical puncture to remove fluid or gas

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-ectomy

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removal; excision; resection

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-ism

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process; condition

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-ist

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specialist

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-itis

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inflammation

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-logy

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study of

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-oma

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tumor; mass; fluid collection

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-osis

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abnormal condition

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-plasia

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development; formation; growth

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-plasm

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formation

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-plasty

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surgical repair

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-somes

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bodies

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-tomy

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incision; process of cutting

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