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PTAP Chapt 3
Suffixes
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| berry-shaped bacteria in clusters | staphylococci |
| to hold back blood from cells | ischemia |
| a clotting cell; platelet | thrombocyte |
| a red blood cell | erythrocyte |
| a mononuclear leukocyte that is a phagocyte | monocyte |
| a mononuclear leukocyte that destroys foreign cells by making antibodies | lymphocyte |
| -lysis | separation, destruction |
| -pathy | disease condition |
| -penia | deficiency |
| -megaly | enlargement |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| -stasis | stop; control |
| -plasia | formation |
| -sclerosis | hardening |
| -ptosis | prolapse |
| -stomy | new opening |
| -tomy | incision |
| -opsy | to view |
| -ectomy | removal |