Suffixes Flashcards

1
Q

-ac or -al

A

pertaining to

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2
Q

-algia

A

pain

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3
Q

-blast

A

embryonic, immature

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4
Q

-cele

A

hernia

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5
Q

-centesis

A

surginal puncture ot remove fluid

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6
Q

-coccus

A

berry-shaped bacterium

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7
Q

-crine

A

to secrete

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8
Q

-cyte

A

cell

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9
Q

-drome

A

to run

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10
Q

-dynia

A

pain

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11
Q

-eal

A

pertaining to

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12
Q

-ectomy

A

excision, removal

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13
Q

-emia

A

blood condition

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14
Q

-er

A

one who

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15
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-fusion

A

coming together, to pour

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16
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-gen

A

substance that produces

17
Q

-genesis

A

condition of producing, forming

18
Q

-genic

A

pertaining to, producing

19
Q

-globin

A

protein

20
Q

-gram

A

record

21
Q

-graphy

A

process of recording

22
Q

-iac

A

pertaining to

23
Q

-ic or -ical

A

pertaining to

24
Q

-ion

A

process

25
Q

-ior

A

pertaining to

26
Q

-ism

A

process, condition

27
Q

-ist

A

specialist

28
Q

-itis

A

inflammation

29
Q

-lapse

A

to slide, fall, sag

30
Q

-logy

A

process of study

31
Q

-lysis

A

breakdown, destruction, separation

32
Q

-malacia

A

softening

33
Q

-megaly

A

enlargement

34
Q

-meter

A

to measure

35
Q

-mission

A

to send