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Suffixes and Prefixes
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| -ar | pertaining to |
| -ation | process (of) |
| -blast | embryonic cell |
| -cyte | cell |
| -edema | swelling |
| -emia | blood condition |
| -gen | formation, production, origin |
| -genesis | formation, production, origin |
| -globin | protein |
| -graft | transplantion |
| -ic | pertaining to |
| -ine | pertaining to |
| -logy | study of |
| -lysis | separation, destruction |
| -oid | resembling |
| -oma | tumor |
| -osis | abnormal condition |
| -pathy | disease |
| -penia | decrease, deficient |
| -phage | swallowing, eating |
| -phagia | swallowing, eating |
| -phil | attraction for |
| -philia | attraction for |
| -phobia | fear |
| -phoresis | carrying, transmission |
| -phylaxis | protection |
| -plasia | formation, growth |
| -plasm | formation, growth |
| -poiesis | formation, production |
| -rrhagia | busting forth |
| -stasis | standing still |
| -tic | pertaining to |
| -toxic | pertaining to poison |
| a-,an- | without |
| allo- | other, different |
| ana- | against, up, back |
| aniso- | unequal, dissimilar |
| auto- | self, own |
| hypo- | below, under |
| im- | not |
| iso- | same, equal |
| macro- | large |
| micro- | small |
| mono- | one |
| poly- | many |