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Suffixes
Term | Definition |
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Al | Pertaining |
Ase | Enzymes |
Blast | Budding |
Centesis | Surgical puncture |
Cidal | Causing death |
Clast | Broken |
Crit | To separate |
Cyte | Cell |
Ectomy | Excision or surgical removal |
Emia | Blood condition |
Emesis | Vomiting |
Gen, genesis, genic | Production or causing |
Glia | Glue |
Gram | Something written |
Ia | Condition of, disease or abnormal state |
Iac, ic, ior | Pertaining to |
Ism | State of |
Itia, itis | Inflammation |
Logy | Study of |
Lyte | Dissolvable |
Lytic | Destroy; reduce |
Mania | Madness or insane desire |
Megaly | Enlargement |
Meter | Instrument used to measure |
Odia | Smell |
Ologist | One who studies and practices |
Oma | Tumor or swelling |
Opsy | To view |
Orrhea | Flow, excessive discharge |
Orrhexis | Ruptured |
Osis | Abnormal increase in production |
Ostomy | Creation of an artificial opening |
Otomy | Cut into or incision |
Oxia | Oxygen |
Opia | Vision |
Pathy | Disease |
Sclerosis | Hardening |
Scope | Instrument used for visual examination |
Scopy | Visual examination |
Sepsis | Infection |
Spasm | Sudden involuntary muscle contraction |
Stasis | Control or stop |
Tomy | Cutting |
Tropic | Influencing |