Chapter 7-suffixes Flashcards by Kjersten Welter

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-al, -ar, -ic, -ical, -tic

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pertaining to

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-ation

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process; condition

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-blast

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developing cell

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-capnia

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carbon dioxide

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-cide

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to kill

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-crit

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to separate

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-cyte

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cell

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-e

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noun suffix with no meaning

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-ectomy

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surgical removal; excision

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-emia

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blood condition

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-emic

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pertaining to blood condition

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-fuge

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to separate by spinning

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-fusion

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to pour; to come together

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-gen

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substance that produces

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-globulin

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protein

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-ia

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condition

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-in, -ine

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chemical; chemical compound; substance

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-itis

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inflammation

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-logist

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specialist

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-logy

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study of

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-lysis

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breakdown; separation; loosening

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-lytic

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pertaining to breakdown or destruction

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-megaly

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enlargement

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-oma

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tumor; mass

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-osis

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process; abnormal condition

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-pathy

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disease

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-penia

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deficiency

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-phage

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eat; swallo

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-pheresis

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removal

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-phil, -philia

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love; attraction for

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-phoresis

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transmission, carrying

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-plasm

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formation; structure

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-plastic

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pertaining to formation

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-poisesis

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formation

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-rrhage

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rupture; bursting forth (of blood)

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-sis

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state; condition

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-stasis

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stoppage of flow

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-suppression

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to stop

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-therapy

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treatment

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-tomy

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process of cutting; incision