Suffixes Flashcards

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1
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-able

A

Capable of

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-algia

A

Pain

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3
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-blast

A

Bud, usually referring to cells which are primitive in nature

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4
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-clast

A

Pertaining to breaking or tearing down

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5
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-cyte

A

Cell

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-duct

A

To lead or draw

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-ectomy

A

To excise or cut out

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-emia

A

Blood

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-genesis

A

Origin or production

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10
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-gram

A

A drawing

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-graph

A

Instrument used to record

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12
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-itis

A

Inflammation

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13
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-logy

A

Study of

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-lysis

A

To break down or decompose

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15
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-oid

A

Resembling

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16
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-oma

A

Tumor

17
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-pathy

A

Disease or disorder

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-phag

A

To eat or to feed

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-phil

A

To love or have an affinity for

20
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-stasis

A

Stop or stable state

21
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-stomy

A

Surgical procedure in which an artificial opening is established