Med. Terminology-Ch.2:Suffixes Flashcards
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-cyte
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Cell
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Pertaining to-
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- al
- ic
- ous
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-gen
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Substance or agent that produces or causes
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-genic
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Producing, originating, causing
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-logist
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One who studies and treats (specialist, physician)
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-logy
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Study of
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-megaly
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Enlargement
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-oid
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Resembling
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-oma
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Tumor, swelling
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-osis
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Abnormal condition(‘increase’ if ised with blood cell word roots)
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-pathy
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Disease
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-plasia
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Condition of formation, development, growth
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-plasm
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Growth, substance, formation
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-sarcoma
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Malignant tumor
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-sis
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State of
