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Suffixes and Prefixes
Term | Definition |
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-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 |