Chapter 4, suffixes Flashcards

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1
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-al

A

pertaining to

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-ation

A

process, condition

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3
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-cision

A

process of cutting

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4
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-crine

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secretion

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5
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-dipsia

A

thirst

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6
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-emia

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condition of the blood

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7
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-gen

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to produce

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8
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-graphy

A

process of recording

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9
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-ia

A

condition

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-ic

A

pertaining to

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11
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-ine

A

pertaining to

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12
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-ism

A

condition, process

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13
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-lapse

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to fall, slide

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14
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-lysis

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loosening, breakdown, separation, destruction

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15
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-meter

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to measure

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16
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-mission

A

to send

17
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-mortem

A

death

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-oma

A

tumor

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-ous

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pertaining to

20
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-partum

A

birth

21
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-pathy

A

disease condition

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-phagia

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to eat, swallow

23
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-phasia

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to speak

24
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-plasia

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formation

25
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-plasm

A

formation

26
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-plegia

A

paralysis

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-pnea

A

breathing

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-rrhea

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flow, discharge

29
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-scopy

A

visual exam

30
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-section

A

incision

31
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-stasis

A

to stand, place, stop, control

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-tension

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pressure

33
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-thesis

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to put, place

34
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-tic

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pertaining to

35
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-trophy

A

nourishment, development

36
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-um

A

structure

37
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-uria

A

urine condition

38
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-y

A

process, condition