chapter 5 suffixes Flashcards by JULISSA NICOLAS

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-ac , -al, -ar, -ary, -eal

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pertaining to, condition of

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-ia, -ic, -ory, -ous, -tic

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pertaining to, condition of

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-algia, -dynia

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pain

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-ad

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toward

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-ase

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enzyme

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-asthenia

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weakness

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-blast

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baby, immature

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-cele

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hernia, abnormal pain

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-cide

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killing, destroying

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-crine

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to secrete

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-cyte

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cell

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-derma

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skin

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-ectasia, -ectasis

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stretching, dilating

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-ectomy

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surgical removal

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-edema

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swelling, fluid accumulation

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-ema, -iasis, -ism, -lepsy, -osis

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condition, abnormal condition

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-emesis

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vomiting

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-emia

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blood

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-esthesia

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feeling

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-gen, -genesis, -genic

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producing, production, production of, formation

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-globin, -globulin

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protein

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-gram

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recording

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-graph

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instrument used to record

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-graphy

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process of recording

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-itis

inflammation

-kinesia, -kinesis

movement

-logist

one who studies

-logy

the study of

-lysis, -lytic

destruction

-malacia

softening

-mania, -manic

abnormal preoccupation or obsession

-megaly

enlargement

-meter, -metry

measuring device, process of measuring

-oid

resembling

-oma

tumor

-opia

vision

-ose

sugar

-ostomy

formation of a new opening

-para, -parous

bearing, producing child

-pathy

disease

-penia

deficiency

-pepsia

digestion

-pexy

surgical fixation

-phage, -phagy, -phagia

to eat or digest

-phasia

speaking

-phil, -philia

to love

-phobia

abnormal fear

-phonia

sound

-phrenia, -phrenic

mind, diaphragm

-plasty

surgical repair

-plegia, -plegic

paralysis

-pnea

breath or breathing

-poiesis

formation

-ptosis

sagging or dropping

-rrhage, -rrhagia

heavy discharge

-rrhaphy

suturing

-rrhea

discharge, flowing

-rrhexis

rupture

-scope, -scopy

instrument, the process of using the instrument

-somnia

sleep

-stasis

stopping

-stenosis

narrowing

-stomy

opening

-tome

instrument used for cutting

-tomy

the process of cutting

-trophic, -trophy

nutrition

-uria

urine

-version

turning