chapter 5 suffixes Flashcards
1
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-ac , -al, -ar, -ary, -eal
A
pertaining to, condition of
2
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-ia, -ic, -ory, -ous, -tic
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pertaining to, condition of
3
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-algia, -dynia
A
pain
4
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-ad
A
toward
5
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-ase
A
enzyme
6
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-asthenia
A
weakness
7
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-blast
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baby, immature
8
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-cele
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hernia, abnormal pain
9
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-cide
A
killing, destroying
10
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-crine
A
to secrete
11
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-cyte
A
cell
12
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-derma
A
skin
13
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-ectasia, -ectasis
A
stretching, dilating
14
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-ectomy
A
surgical removal
15
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-edema
A
swelling, fluid accumulation
16
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-ema, -iasis, -ism, -lepsy, -osis
A
condition, abnormal condition
17
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-emesis
A
vomiting
18
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-emia
A
blood
19
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-esthesia
A
feeling
20
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-gen, -genesis, -genic
A
producing, production, production of, formation
21
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-globin, -globulin
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protein
22
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-gram
A
recording
23
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-graph
A
instrument used to record
24
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-graphy
A
process of recording
25
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-itis
A
inflammation
26
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-kinesia, -kinesis
A
movement
27
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-logist
A
one who studies
