Chapter 3 - suffixes Flashcards

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-al, -ary, -ic, -ous, -tic

A

pertaining to

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2
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-cyte

A

cell

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3
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-derma

A

skin

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4
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-dermis

A

skin

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5
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-ectomy

A

surgical removal; excision

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6
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-ema

A

condition

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7
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-esis

A

action; condition; state of

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8
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-esthesia

A

feeling; sensation

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9
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-genesis

A

formation

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10
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-iasis

A

abnormal condition

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11
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-ion

A

process; state; condition

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12
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-ism

A

process; condition

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13
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-itis

A

inflammation

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14
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-logy

A

study of

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15
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-oma

A

tumor; mass

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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
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-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