Chapter 3 - Suffixes Flashcards by Shawn Salley

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-algia

A

(Suffix)

Pain

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-dynia

A

(Suffix)

Pain

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-itis

A

(Suffix)

Inflammation

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-ic

A

(Suffix)

Pertaining to

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-ostomy

A

(Suffix)

Creating a new opening into

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-a

A

-a is a noun ending

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-ate

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Something that…..

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-e

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-e is a noun ending

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-emia

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(Suffix)

Blood condition

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-er

A

(Suffix)

One who

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-esis

A

(Suffix)

Condition of

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-ia

A

(Suffix)
Condition

(-ia is a noun ending)

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-iatry

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(Suffix)

Medical treatment, medical profession

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-ion

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(Suffix)

Action, process

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-ism

A

(Suffix)

Condition

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-ist

A

(Suffix)

Practitioner

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-ole

A

(Suffix)

Small or little

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-osis

A

(Suffix)

Condition

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-tion

A

(Suffix)

Process of

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-ula

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(Suffix)

Small, little

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-ule

A

(Suffix)

Small one

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-um

A

A suffix that identifies singular nouns

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-us

A

A suffix that identifies singular nouns

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-y

A

-y is a noun ending

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-ac

A

(Suffix)

Pertaining to

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-al

A

(Suffix)

Pertaining to

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-ar

A

(Suffix)

Pertaining to

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-ary

A

(Suffix)

Pertaining to; relating to

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-eal

A

(Suffix)

Pertaining to

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-ic

A

(Suffix)

Pertaining to

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-ical

A

(Suffix)
Pertaining to

“Combination of -ic & -al”

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-ile

A

(Suffix)

Pertaining to; capable

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-oid

A

(Suffix)

Resembling

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-ory

A

(Suffix)

Pertaining to; characterized by

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-ous

A

(Suffix)

Pertaining to

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-tic

A

(Suffix)

Pertaining to

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-algesia

A

(Suffix)

Sensitivity to pain

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-blast

A

(Suffix)

Embryonic stage of development

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-Cele

A

(Suffix)

Swelling or herniation

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-centesis

A

(Suffix)

Surgical puncture

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-cide

A

(Suffix)

To kill; to destroy

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-clasis

A

(Suffix)

Crushing or breaking up

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-ician

A

(Suffix)

Specialist in a field of study

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-ize

A

(Suffix)

To make; to treat or combine with

Q

-lepsy

A

(Suffix)

Seizure, attack

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-lith

A

(Suffix)

Stone

Q

-lithiasis

A

(Suffix)

Presence or formation of stones

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-logy

A

(Suffix)

The study of

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-logist

A

(Suffix)

One who specializes in the study of

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-lysis

A

(Suffix)

Destruction or detachment

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-lytic

A

(Suffix)

Destruction

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-mania

A

(Suffix)

A mental disorder; a “madness”