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21 Cards in this Set
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Suffix 1:
-ac |
pertaining to
Ex.: cardiac |
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Suffix 2:
-algia, -algesia |
pain
Ex.: cephalgia, neuralgia, analgesia |
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Suffix 3:
-cide |
killer
Ex.: suicide, spermicide |
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Suffix 4:
-dipsia |
thirst
Ex.: polydipsia |
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Suffix 5:
-ectomy |
removal of, cut out
Ex.: appendectomy |
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Suffix 6:
-emesis |
vomiting
Ex.: hematemesis, antiemetic |
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Suffix 7:
-iasis |
abnormal condition
Ex.: nephrolithiasis |
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Suffix 8:
-iatry |
treatment
Ex.: podiatry, psychiatry |
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suffix 9:
-ism |
condition, state
Ex.: alcoholism |
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Suffix 10:
-itis |
inflammation
Ex.: colitis, rhinitis |
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Suffix 11:
-ium |
tissue
Ex.: pericardium |
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Suffix 12:
-ize |
(makes a verb)
Ex.: immunize |
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Suffix 13:
-lepsy |
seizure
Ex.: narcolepsy |
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Suffix 14:
-logy |
study of, reasoning about
Ex.: etiology, biology |
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Suffix 15:
-oma |
tumor
Ex.: melanoma |
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Suffix 16:
-path, -pathy |
disease, suffering
Ex.: homeopathy, cardiomyopathy |
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Suffix 17:
-pepsia |
digestion
Ex.: dyspepsia |
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Suffix 18:
-plasty |
reshaping, repair of
Ex.: rhinoplasty, tympanoplasty |
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Suffix 19:
-rhea |
discharge, flow
Ex.: diarrhea, leukorrhea |
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Suffix 20:
-stat |
stop
ex.: bacteriostat, hemostat |
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Suffix 21:
-tomy |
cut
Ex.: nephrotomy |
