Lesson 1 Suffixes Flashcards by Creighton Friend | Brainscape

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The suffix -ac means

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Pertaining to, located in

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-a: forms abstract nouns and means

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State or condition

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The suffix -ia means

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State or condition

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The suffix -iac means

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Person affiliated with

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The suffix -iasis means

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Disease, abnormal condition,

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The suffix -ic means

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Pertaining to, located within,

Often refers to a drug or agent
i.e. Analgesic

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The suffix -in / -ine means

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Form of a substance

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The suffix -ist means

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A person who is interested in

Cardiologist

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The suffix -itic means as both adjective and noun

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Adjective: pertaining to, pertaining to inflammation

Noun: a drug or an agent

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The suffix -itides mean

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It is the plural form of -itis

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The suffix-ium mean

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Membrane, connective tissue

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The suffix -ma mean

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Abnormal or diseases state

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The suffix -osis mean

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Abnormal condition or disease state

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The suffix -otic mean

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Forms adjectives from nouns ending in -osis

Neurotic, nephrotic

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The suffix -sia mean

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State or condition

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The suffix -sis mean

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State or condition

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The suffix -tic mean

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Forms adjectives from nouns ending in -sis

Indicates a drug or agent