Suffixes Flashcards

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1
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-ac, -al, -ar, -ary, -ic, -ive, -ine, -ous

A

pertaining to

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2
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being; having; process

A

-ation

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3
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surgical removal

A

-ectomy

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4
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picture

A

-gram

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5
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process of recording

A

-graphy

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6
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condition; state; thing

A

-ia

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7
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medical treatment

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-iatry

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8
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knowledge; practice

A

-ics

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9
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action; condition

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-ion

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10
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disease from a specific cause; process

A

-ism

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11
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infection; inflammation

A

-itis

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12
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enlargement

A

-megaly

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13
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process of measuring

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-metry

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14
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mass; tumor

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-oma

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15
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condition; process

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-osis

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16
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disease

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-pathy

17
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instrument used to examine

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-scope

18
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process of using an instrument to examine

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-scopy

19
Q

surgical created opening

A

-stomy

20
Q

treatment

A

-therapy

21
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process of cutting

A

-tomy

22
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Latin plural of -a

A

-ae

23
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Latin plural of -us

A

-i

24
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Latin plural of -um

A

-a

25
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Latin plural of -is

A

-es

26
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Latin plural of -ex

A

-ices

27
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Greek plural of -is

A

-ides

28
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Greek plural of -nx

A

-nges

29
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Greek plural of -oma

A

-omata

30
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Greek plural of -on

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-a