Suffixes Flashcards

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1
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-ac

A

pertaining to
cardiac

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2
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-al

A

pertaining to

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3
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-algia

A

pain

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4
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-cyte

A

cell

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5
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-ectomy

A

removal; excision; resection

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6
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-emia

A

blood condition

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7
Q

-genic

A

produced by or in

carcinogenic cigarette smoke

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8
Q

-globin

A

protien

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9
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-gram

A

record

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10
Q

-ic, ical

A

pertaining to

gastric
nerologic

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11
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-ion

A

process

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12
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-ist

A

specialist

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13
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-itis

A

inflammation

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14
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-logy

A

process of study

complex suffix = log/y

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15
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-oma

A

tumor; mass; fluid collection

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16
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-opsy

A

process of visually viewing
view of

17
Q

-osis

A

condition, usually abnormal

18
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-pathy

A

disease condition

19
Q

-scope

A

instrument for visual examination

20
Q

-scopy

A

process of visual examination

21
Q

-sis

A

state of; condition

prognosis

22
Q

-tomy

A

process of cutting

23
Q

-y

A

condition; process

24
Q

“pertaining to”

A

-ac, ic, ical

25
Q

-eal

A

pertaining to

26
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-iac

A

pertaining to

27
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-iac

A

pertaining to

28
Q

-ior

A

pertaining to

29
Q

-ism

A

process, condition

30
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-ose

A

pertaining to, full of

31
Q

-plasm

A

Formation

32
Q

-somes

A

bodies

33
Q

-type

A

picture, classification