suffixes Flashcards by Leigha Brown

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-al

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pertaining to

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-ase

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enzyme

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-blast

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budding

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-centesis

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surgical puncure

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-cidal

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causing death

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-clast

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broken

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-crit

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to seperate

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-cyte

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cell

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-ectomy

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excision or surgical removal

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-emia

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blood condition

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-emesis

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vomiting

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-gen, -genesis, -genic

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producing or causing

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-glia

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glue

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-gram

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something written

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-ia

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condition of, diseased or abnormal state

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-iac, -ic, -ior

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pertaining to

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-ism

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state of

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-itia, -itis

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inflammation

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-logy

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study of

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-lyte

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dissolvable

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-lytic

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destroy, reduce

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-mania

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madness or insane desire

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-megaly

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enlargement

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-meter

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instrument used to measure

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-odia

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smell

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-ologist

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one who studies and practices

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-oma

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tumor or swelling

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-opia

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vision

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-opsy

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to view

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-orrhea

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flow, excessive discharge

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-orrhexis

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rupture

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-osis

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abnormal increase in production

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-ostomy

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creation of an artificial opening

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-otomy

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cut into or incision

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-oxia

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oxygen

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-pathy

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disease

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-sclerosis

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hardening

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-scope

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instrument used for visual examination

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-scopy

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visual examination

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-sepsis

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infection

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-spasm

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sudden involuntary muscle contraction

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-statis

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control or stop

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-tomy

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cutting

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-tropic

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influencing