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15 Cards in this Set
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-a
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state, condition (abstract noun)
ex: amenorrhea |
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-ac
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forms adjectives:
pertaining to, located in: ex: cardi-ac, ile-ac |
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-ia, (-y)
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forms abstract nouns;
-y: state, condition ex:anem-ia, hypertroph-y |
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-iac
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(rare): forms nouns:
persons afflicted with: Ex: hemophil-iac |
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-iasis
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forms abstract nouns:
disease, abnormal condition, abnormal presence of |
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-ic
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forms adjectives/nouns:
drug, agent;---adj. person suffering from a disability or condition-----nouns |
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-in, -ine
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form names of substances
ex: antiox-in, chlor-ine |
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-ist
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forms nouns:
a person interested in ex: cardiolog-ist, othodont-ist |
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-itic
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forms adjectives/nouns:
pertaining to, pertaining to inflammation, drug or agent ex: arthr-itic |
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-itis
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forms nouns indicating an inflamed condition: inflamation
ex: gastr-itis, hepat-itis |
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-ium (-eum)
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membrane, connective tissue, region of the body
ex: epicran-ium, pericard-ium |
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-ma (-mat, -m)
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abstract noun:
abnormal or diseased condition |
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-osis, -otic
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abnormal or diseased condition
-otic: forms adj. forms nouns ending in -osis (pertaining to) ex: neur-osis, scler-otic |
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-sia, -sis
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abstract nouns:
state, condition ex: amne-sia, antisep-sis |
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-tic (itic-)
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as a noun indicates a drug or agent. also pertains to the adj from -sis
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