suffixes- unit 4 Flashcards

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1
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-al

A

pertaining to

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2
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-ation

A

process, condition

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3
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-cision

A

process of cutting

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4
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-crine

A

secretion

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5
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-dipsia

A

thirst

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6
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-emia

A

blood condition

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7
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-gen

A

to produce

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8
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-graphy

A

process of recording

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9
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-ia

A

condition

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10
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-ic

A

pertaining to

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11
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-ine

A

pertaining to

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12
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-ism

A

condition, process

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13
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-lapse

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to fall, slide

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14
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-lysis

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loosening, breakdown, separation, destruction

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15
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-meter

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to measure

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16
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-mission

A

to send

17
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-mortem

A

death

18
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-oma

A

tumor, mass

19
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-ous

A

pertaining to

20
Q

-partum

A

birth

21
Q

-pathy

A

disease condition

22
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-phagia

A

eating

23
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-phasia

A

speech

24
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-plasia

A

formation (condition)

25
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-plasm

A

formation (tissue)

26
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-plegia

A

paralysis

27
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-pnea

A

breathing

28
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-rrhea

A

flow, discharge

29
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-scopy

A

process of visual examination

30
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-section

A

to cut

31
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-stasis

A

to stand, place, stop, control

32
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-tension

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pressure

33
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-thesis

A

to put, place (state of putting or placing)

34
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-tic

A

pertaining to

35
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-trophy

A

nourishment; development

36
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-um

A

structure

37
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-uria

A

urine condition

38
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-y

A

process, condition