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21 Cards in this Set
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-ac
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pertaining to
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e.g. cardi/ac: pertaining to the heart
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-al
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pertaining to
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e.g. neur/al: pertaining to a nerve
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-ar
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pertaining to
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e.g. muscul/ar: pertaining to muscle
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-ary
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pertaining to
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e.g. pulmon/ary: pertaining to the lungs
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-eal
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pertaining to
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e.g. esophag/eal: pertaining to the esophagus
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-ic
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pertaining to
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e.g. thorac/ic: pertaining to the chest
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-ical
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pertaining to
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e.g. parth/o/log/ical: pertaining to the study of disease
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-ile
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pertaining to
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e.g. pen/ile: pertaining to the penis
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-ior
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pertaining to
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e.g. poster/ior: pertaining to the back of the body
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-ous
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pertaining to
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e.g. cutane/ous: pertaining to the skin
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-ic
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pertaining to
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e.g. acous/tic: pertaining to hearing
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-esis
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condition
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e.g. di/ur/esis: abnormal secretion of large amounts of urine
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-ia
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--
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e.g., pneumon/ia: infeaction of the lung usually caused by bacteria, viruses, or diseases
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-ism
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--
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e.g., hyper/thyroid/ism: condition characterized by overactivity of the thyroid gland
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-iatry
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medicine; treatment
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e.g. pod/iatry: specialty concerned with treatment and prevention of conditions of the feet
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-ician
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specialist
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e.g. obstetr/ician: physician who specializes in the branch of medicine concerned with pregnancy and childbirth
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-ist
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e.g. hemat/o/log/ist: physician who specializes in the treatment of disorders of clood and blood-forming tissues
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-y
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condition, process
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e.g. neur/o/pathy: disease condition of the nerves
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-icle
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small, minute
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e.g. ventri/icle: small cavity, as of the brain or heart
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-ole
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--
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e.g. arteri/ole: the smallest of the arteries; minute artery
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-ule
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e.g. ven/ule: small vein continuous with a capillary
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