Chapter 5 Suffixes and Combining Forms Flashcards
1
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-ectomy
A
surgical removal of
2
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-emia
A
condition of the blood, congestion of blood in
3
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-in
A
chemical substance
4
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-ine
A
chemical substance
5
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-itis
A
inflammation of, inflammatory disease of
6
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-meter
A
a device for measuring
7
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-logist
A
one who studies
8
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-logy
A
study of, science of, collection of
9
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-oma
A
tumor arising in or composed of, swelling containing, diseased condition, result of
10
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-osis
A
diseased condition of, act of, process of
11
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-path
A
one who suffers from a disease of, one who treats a disease
12
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-pathy
A
disease of, treatment of disease of or by
13
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-rrhea
A
abnormal discharge of, flow
14
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-therapy
A
treatment of or by
15
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-tomy
A
surgical operation on, surgical cutting of
