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Red Module Suffixes
Red Module Terminology Suffixes
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| -ac * | pertaining to |
| -ad | toward |
| -al -ar * | pertaining to |
| -crine * | secrete |
| -cyte | cell |
| -dipsia * | thirst |
| -duction | act of leading, bringing, conducting |
| -ectomy | excision, removal |
| -emia * | blood condition |
| -gen -genesis * | forming, producing, origin |
| -gnosis | knowing |
| -gram * | record, writing |
| -graph * | instrument for recording |
| -graphy * | process of recording |
| -ic * | pertaining to |
| -ice | noun ending |
| -ior * | pertaining to |
| -ism | condition |
| -logist * | specialist in the study of |
| -logy * | study of |
| -lysis | separation, destruction, loosening |
| -megaly * | enlargement |
| -meter * | instrument for measuring |
| -metry * | act of measuring |
| -oid * | resembling |
| -oma * | tumor |
| -opia * | vision |
| -opsy | view of |
| -ose | pertaining to;sugar |
| -osis * | abnormal condition;increase (used primarily with blood cells) |
| -ous * | pertaining to |
| -pathy * | disease |
| =plasia * | formation, growth |
| -stasis * | standing still |
| -tomy * | incision |
| -toxic | poison |
| -tropin * | stimulate |
| -uria * | urine |