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95 Cards in this Set
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-able |
ablet to, capable of |
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-ac, -al,-ary,-eal,-iac,-ic,-ous,-tic |
Pertaining to |
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-ago |
Attack |
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-agra |
Attack of severe pain, excessive paion, seizure |
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-aise |
Comfort, ease |
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-algesic |
Painful |
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-arche |
Beginning |
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-ase |
Enzyme |
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-blast |
Embryonic, immature stage |
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-cele |
Cyst, hernia, tumor |
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-centesis |
Surgical puncture to remove fluid |
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-cidal |
Pertaining to death |
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-cide |
Pertaining to death |
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-clasis, -clast |
Break |
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-crasia |
A blending or mixture |
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-crit |
Seperate |
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-cytic |
Pertaining to a cell |
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-cytosis |
Abnormal condition of cells |
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-dema |
swelling with fluid |
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-desis |
bind, surgical fixation, surgical removal |
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-emesis |
Vomiting |
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-emia |
Blood, blood condition |
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-esis |
Abnormal condition or state |
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-esthesia |
Feeling, sensation |
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-exia, -exis |
Condition |
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-ferent |
Carrying |
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-form |
Figure, shape, form |
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-fuge |
to drive away |
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-gene |
Formation, origin, production |
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-genesis, -genic |
Forming, producing |
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-globin |
Protein |
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-grade |
Degree, rank, step |
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-gram |
Picture, record, tracing |
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-graph |
picture |
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-graphy |
process of recording |
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-ia |
condition, state |
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-iasis |
Abnormal condition, pathologic state, condition |
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-ile |
able to, capable of being, pertaining to |
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-ism |
Condition, state of |
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-itis |
Inflammation |
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-kinesis |
motion |
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-lith |
Calculus, stone |
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-lithiasis |
Presence of stones |
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-lysis |
break down, destruction, separation, setting free |
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-lytic |
Destroy, reduce |
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-mania |
obsessive, preoccupation |
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-megaly |
enlargement, extreme, great, large |
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-meter |
measure |
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-necrosis |
tissue death` |
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-oid |
like, resembling |
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-ologist |
specialist |
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-ology |
Science or study of |
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-oma |
neoplasm, tumor |
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-osis |
abnormal condition, disease |
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-ostomy |
surgically creating a mouth or opening |
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-otomy |
Cutting, surgical incision |
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-paresis |
partial or incomplete paralysis |
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-penia |
Deficiency, lack, abnormal reduction |
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-pexy |
Surgical fixation, to put in place. |
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-phage |
a cell that destroys, one that eats. |
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-phagia |
eating, swallowing |
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-phasia |
speak or speech |
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-pheresis |
removal |
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-phoresis |
Carrying, transmission |
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-phoria |
carry, feeling, mental state, to bear |
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-phylactic |
Preventive, protective |
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-phylaxis |
protection |
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-physis |
to grow |
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-plasia |
Formation, growth, devoplment |
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-plasm |
Formative material of cells |
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-plasty |
surgical repair |
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-plegia |
palsy, paralysis, stroke |
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-plegic |
one affected with paralysis, paralysis |
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-pnea |
breathing |
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-poiesis |
formation |
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-porosis |
passage, porous condition |
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-praxia |
action, condition concerning performance of movements |
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-ptosis |
drooping, dropping down, prolapse, sagging |
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-ptysis |
spitting |
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-rrhaphy |
stitching, suturing |
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-rrhea |
discharge, flow |
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-rrhexis |
rupture |
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-sarcoma |
cancer, tumor |
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-scope |
instrument for visual examination |
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-scopy |
see, visual examination |
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-scopic |
pertaining to visual inspection |
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-stasis |
controlling, stopping |
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-stenosis |
narrowing, stricture, tightening of a duct or canal |
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-stomy |
furnish with a mouth, new opening, or outlet |
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-tomy |
cutting, incision |
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-tripsy |
crushing stone |
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-tropic |
having an affinity for, turning toward |
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-uresis |
urinantion |
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-uria |
urination, urine |
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-version |
To turn |
