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15 Cards in this Set
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-al
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a Latin-derived 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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form abstract nouns; state, condition
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-ema
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forms abstract nouns: state, condition. the combining form of nouns ending in -ema is -emat-
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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 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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a Latin-derived adjectival suffix; also used to form names of chemical substances: full of. resembling
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-ous
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a Latin-derived adjectival suffix: pertaining to, characterized by, full of
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-us
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a Latin noun-forming ending: condition, person
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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"
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