Suffixes - Chapter 3 Flashcards by Adela Kongdara | Brainscape

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-al

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pertaining to

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-centesis

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surgical puncture

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-clasis

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intentional breaking

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-desis

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binding

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-graphy

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process of recording

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-itis

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inflammation

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-listhesis

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slipping

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-lysis

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breakdown, destruction

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-malacia

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softening

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-physis

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growth

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-plasty

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surgical repair

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-scopy

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process of viewing

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-trophy

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process of nourishment, development

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-blast

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embryonic

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-clast

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breaking down

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-cyte

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cell

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-oid

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full of, like

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-oma

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tumor, mass

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-sarcoma

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connective tissue cancer

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-sthenia

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condition of strength

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-plasia

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condition of development