Suffixes Flashcards

1
Q

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

A

pertaining to

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2
Q

-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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-crit

A

to separate

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5
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-cyte

A

cell

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6
Q

-e

A

(noun suffix with no meaning)

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7
Q

-ectomy

A

surgical removal;excision

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8
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-emia

A

blood condition

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9
Q

-emic

A

pertaining to blood condition

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10
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-fusion

A

to pour;to come together

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11
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-gen

A

substance that produces

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12
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-globulin

A

protein

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13
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-ia

A

condition

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14
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-in, -ine

A

chemical;chemical compound;subtance

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15
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-itis

A

inflammation

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16
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-logist

A

specialist

17
Q

-logy

A

study of

18
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-lysis

A

breakdown;separation;loosening

19
Q

-lytic

A

pertaining to breakdown or destruction

20
Q

-megaly

A

enlargement

21
Q

-oma

A

tumor;mass

22
Q

-osis

A

abnormal condition

23
Q

-penia

A

deficiency

24
Q

-phage

A

eat;swallow

25
Q

-pheresis

A

removal

26
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-phil, -philia

A

love;attraction for

27
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-phoresis

A

transmission;carrying

28
Q

-plasm

A

formation;structure

29
Q

-plastic

A

pertaining to formation

30
Q

-plasty

A

surgical repair

31
Q

-poiesis

A

formation

32
Q

-rrhage

A

rupture;bursting forth ( of blood)

33
Q

-sis

A

state;condition

34
Q

-stasis

A

stoppage of flow

35
Q

-suppresstion

A

to stop

36
Q

-therapy

A

treatment

37
Q

-tomy

A

process of cutting;incision