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16 Cards in this Set
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-al
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a Latin-derived adjectival suffix: pertaining to, located in:
bronchi-al; parenter-al |
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-ase
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forms names of enzymes:
amyl-ase; lip-ase |
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-asia,-asis
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form abstract nouns: state, condition:
metachron-asia; xer-asia |
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-ema
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forms abstract nouns: state, condition. The combining form of nouns ending in -ema is emat-:
emphys-ema; emphys-emat-ous |
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-esis
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forms abstract nouns: state, condition, procedure:
amniocent-esis; diur-esis. |
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-etic
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forms adjectives, often from nouns ending in -esis: petaining to:
diaphor-etic; gen-etic. |
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-ics, -tics
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forms nouns ending a particular science or study: science or study:
geniatr-ics; ortho-tics |
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-ism
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forms abstract nouns: state, condition, quality:
astigmat-ism; phototrop-ism |
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-ismus
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forms abstract nouns: state, condition, muscular spasm:
esophag-ismus; strab-ismus |
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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: aden-oid; lip-oid |
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-oma
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forms abstract nouns: usually tumor; occasionally disease. The combining form of nouns ending in-oma is -omat; the plural often is -omata:
carin-oma; xanth-oma |
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-ose
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a Latin-dirived adjectival suffix: also used to form names of chemical substances: full of, resembling:
venr-ose; fruct-ose |
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-ous
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a Latin-dirived adjectival suffix: pertaining to, characerized by, full of:
bili-ous; ven-ous |
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-tics
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form nouns indicating a particular science or study: science of study:
ortho-tics; therapeu-tics |
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-us
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a Latin noun-forming eninding: condition, person ( sometimes a malformed fetus):
hypthalam-us; tetan-us |
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-ize
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a commonly used Greek-derived suffix that means "to make, become, cause to be, subject to, engage in."
hypnot-ize; interna-ize |
