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32 Cards in this Set
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-a
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forms abstract nouns: state, condition
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-ac (rare)
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forms adjectives: pertaining to, located in
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-ia
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forms abstract nouns: state, condition
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-iac (rare)
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forms nouns: person afflicted with
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-iasis
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forms abstract nouns: disease, abnormal condition, abnormal presence of (often used with the name of a parasitic organism to indicate infestation of the body by that organism)
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-ic
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forms adjectives: pertaining to, located in; can refer to a person suffering from a certain disability or condition; can be used as both adjectives and nouns, and as nouns often indicate a drug or agent
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-in, -ine
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forms names of substances
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-ist
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forms nouns: a person interested in
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-itic
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forms adjectives: pertaining to; pertaining to inflammation; can be used as both adjectives and nouns, and as nouns often indicate a drug or agent
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-itis
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forms nouns indicating an inflamed condition: inflammation
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-ium (rarely -eum)
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forms names: membrane, connective tissue, sometimes names a region of the body
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-ma
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forms nouns: abnormal or diseased condition
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-osis
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forms nouns: abnormal or diseased condition
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-otic
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forms adjectives from nouns ending in -osis: pertaining to
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-sia
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forms abstract nouns: state, condition
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-sis
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forms abstract nouns: state, condition
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-tic
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forms adjectives from nouns ending in -sis: pertaining to; can be used as both adjectives and nouns, and as nouns often indicate a drug or agent
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-al
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adjectival suffix: pertaining to, located in
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-ase
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forms names of enzymes
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-asia, -asis (rare)
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forms abstract nouns: state, condition
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-ema
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forms abstract nouns: state, condition
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-esis
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forms abstract nouns: state, condition, procedure
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-etic
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forms adjectives, often from nouns ending in -esis: pertaining to
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-ics, -tics
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form nouns indicating a particular science or study: science or study of
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-ism
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forms abstract nouns: state, condition, quality
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-ismus
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forms abstract nouns: state, condition; muscular spasm
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-oid, (rarely) -ode, -id
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form both nouns and adjectives indicating a particular shape, form, or resemblance: like, resembling
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-oma
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forms abstract nouns: usually tumor; occasionally disease
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-ose
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adjectival suffix; also used to form names of chemical substances: full of, resembling
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-ous
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adjectival suffix: pertaining to, characterized by, full of
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-us
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noun-forming ending: condition, person (sometimes a malformed fetus)
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-ize
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to make, become, cause to be, subject to, engage in
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