Chapter 9 - suffixes Flashcards
1
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-ac, -al, -ary, -eal, -ic
A
pertaining to
2
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-ase
A
enzyme
3
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-ation
A
process; condition
4
Q
-chezia
A
defecation; elimination of waste
5
Q
-clysis
A
irrigation; washing
6
Q
-ectomy
A
surgical removal; excision
7
Q
-emesis
A
vomiting
8
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-gen
A
substance that produces
9
Q
-ia
A
condition
10
Q
-iasis
A
abnormal condition
11
Q
-ist
A
specialist
12
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-itis
A
inflammation
13
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-megaly
A
enlargement
14
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-orexia
A
appetite
15
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-osis
A
process; abnormal condition
