Suffixes Flashcards

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-al

A

Pertaining to

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-ar

A

Pertaining to

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-ac

A

Pertaining to

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-ary

A

Pertaining to

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-ic

A

Pertaining to

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-ine

A

Pertaining to

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-ive

A

Pertaining to

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-ous

A

Pertaining to

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9
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-ation

A

A process; being or having

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-ion

A

Action; condition

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-ia

A

Condition; state; thing

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12
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-ism

A

Process; disease from a specific cause

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13
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-itis

A

Inflammation of; infection of

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14
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-megaly

A

Enlargement

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15
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-oma

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Tumor; mass

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-osis

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Condition; abnormal condition; process

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-pathy

A

Disease

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-ectomy

A

Surgical removal

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-gram

A

A record or picture

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-graphy

A

Process of recording

21
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-metry

A

Process of measuring

22
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-scope

A

Instrument used to examine

23
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-scopy

A

Process of using an instrument to examine

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-stomy

A

Surgically created opening

25
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-therapy

A

Treatment

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-tomy

A

Process of cutting or making an incision

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-iatry

A

Medical treatment

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-ics

A

Knowledge; practice

29
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-ist

A

One who specializes in

30
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-logy

A

The study of