Chapter 3 - suffixes Flashcards
1
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-al, -ary, -ic, -ous, -tic
A
pertaining to
2
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-cyte
A
cell
3
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-derma
A
skin
4
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-dermis
A
skin
5
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-ectomy
A
surgical removal; excision
6
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-ema
A
condition
7
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-esis
A
action; condition; state of
8
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-esthesia
A
feeling; sensation
9
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-genesis
A
formation
10
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-iasis
A
abnormal condition
11
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-ion
A
process; state; condition
12
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-ism
A
process; condition
13
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-itis
A
inflammation
14
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-logy
A
study of
15
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-oma
A
tumor; mass
16
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-opsy
A
view of; viewing
17
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-ose
A
full of; pertaining to; sugar
18
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-osis
A
process; abnormal condition
19
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-phagia
A
eating; swallowing
20
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-plasty
A
surgical repair
21
Q
-rrhea
A
flow; excessive discharge
22
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-therapy
A
treatment
23
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-tome
A
instrument used to cut thin sections
