Suffixes Flashcards

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1
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-asis

A

medical condition

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2
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-blast

A

immature development stage

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3
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-emia

A

blood condition

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4
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-genic

A

generation/production

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5
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-gram

A

record

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6
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-graph

A

written

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7
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-ism

A

practice

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8
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-ist

A

relating to

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9
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-itis

A

disease/inflammation

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10
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-kinesis

A

movement

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11
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-lysis

A

decomposition

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12
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-meter

A

measurement instrument

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13
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-oma

A

swelling or tumor

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14
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-osis

A

abnormal

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15
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-otomy

A

cutting

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16
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-ous

A

full of

17
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-phyll

A

leaves

18
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-philic

A

tendency/attraction

19
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-phobic

A

fear of

20
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-scope

A

examination instrument