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25 Cards in this Set
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-a
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Noun-forming suffix
state,condition |
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-iac
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Noun-forming suffix
person afflicted with |
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-iasis
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Noun-forming suffix
disease,abnormal condition abnormal presence of, with lith- formation or presence of calculi in the body |
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-ic
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Noun-forming suffix
drug or agent person suffering from a disability or condition |
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-in,-ine
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Noun-forming suffix
forms names of substances |
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-itic
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Noun-forming suffix
drug,agent |
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-itis
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Noun-forming suffix
inflammation |
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-itides
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Plural Noun-forming suffix
Plural of -itis |
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-ium,-eum
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Noun-forming suffix
membrane,connective tissue,a region of the body |
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-ma,-mat
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Noun-forming suffix
abnormal,diseased condition |
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-osis
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Noun-forming suffix
abnormal,diseased condition |
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-sia
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Noun-forming suffix
state,condition,process,procedure |
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-sis
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Noun-forming suffix
state,condition,process,procedure |
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-tic
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Noun-forming suffix
drug,agent a person suffering from a disability or condition |
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-y
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Noun-forming suffix
state,condition,process,procedure |
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-ase
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noun forming suffix
forms names of enzymes Ex: amyl-ase, lip-ase, lact-ase, malt-ase |
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-asia, -asis (rare)
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noun forming suffix
state, condition Ex: metachrom-asia, xer-asia, phlegm-asia, blepharachol-asis |
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-ema, -emat (combining form)
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noun forming suffix
state, condition Ex: emphys-ema, emphys-emat-ous, eryth-ema, eryth-emat-ous |
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-esis
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noun forming suffix
state, condition, procedure Ex: amniocent-esis, diur-esis, vasopar-esis, sudor-esis |
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-ics, -tics
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noun forming suffix
science or study of Ex: geriatr-ics, ortho-tics, pediatr-ics, therapeu-tics |
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-ism
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noun forming suffix
state, condition, quality Ex: astigmat-ism, phototrop-ism, thyroid-ism, synerg-ism |
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-ismus
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noun forming suffix
state, condition, muscular spasm Ex: esophag-ismus, strab-ismus, laryng-ismus, pharyng-ismus |
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-oid (rarely), -ode, -id
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noun & adjective forming suffix
like, resembling Ex: aden-oid, nemat-ode, arachn-oid, lip-id |
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-oma, -omat (combining form), -omata (combining form)
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noun forming suffix
tumor, disease Ex: carcin-oma, carcin-omat-osis, xanth-oma, xanth-omata |
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-us
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noun forming suffix
condition, person (sometimes a malformed fetus) Ex: hypothalam-us, microphthalm-us, hydrocephal-us, tetan-us |
