suffix Flashcards

1
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-al, -ar ,-ic, -ical, -tic

A

pertaining to

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2
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-ation

A

process; condition

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3
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-blast

A

developing cell

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4
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-capnia

A

carbon dioxide

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5
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-cide

A

to kill

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6
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-crit

A

to separate

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7
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-cyte

A

cell

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8
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-e

A

(noun suffice no meaning)

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9
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-ectomy

A

surgical removal; excision

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10
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-emia

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blood condition

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11
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-emic

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pertaining to blood conditions

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12
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-fuge

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to separate by spinning

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13
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-fusion

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to pour; to come together

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14
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-gen

A

substance that produces

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15
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-globulin

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protein

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16
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-ia

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condition

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-in, -ine

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chemical; chemical compound; substance

18
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-itis

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inflammation

19
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-logist

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specialist

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-logy

A

study of

21
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-lysis

A

breakdown; separation; loosening

22
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-lytic

A

pertaining to breakdown or destruction

23
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-megaly

A

enlargement

24
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-oma

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tumor; mass

25
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-osis

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process; abnormal condition

26
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-pathy

A

disease

27
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-penia

A

deficiency

28
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-phage

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eat;swalow

29
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-pheresis

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removal

30
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-phil; -philia

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love; attraction for

31
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-phoresis

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transmission; carrying

32
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-plasm

A

formation; structure

33
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-plastic

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pertaining to formation

34
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-plasty

A

surgical repair

35
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-poiesis

A

formation

36
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-rrhage

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rupture; bursting forth(of blood)

37
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-sis

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state; condition

38
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-stasis

A

stoppage of flow

39
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-suppression

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to stop

40
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-therapy

A

treatment

41
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-tomy

A

process of cutting; incision