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Term | Definition |
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al | pertaining to |
ase | enzyme |
blast | cell |
centesis | surgical puncture |
cidal | causing death |
clast | broken |
crit | to seperate |
cyte | budding |
ectomy | excision or surguical removal |
emia | blood condition |
emesis | vomitting |
gen, genesis, genic | producing |
glia | glue |
gram | something written |
ia | condition of |
iac, ic, ior | pertaining to |
ism | state of |
itia, itis | inflammatiion |
logy | study of |
lyte | dissolvable |
mania | madness or insane desire |
megaly | enlargement |
meter | instrument used to measure |
odia | smell |
ologist | one who studies |
oma | tumor or swelling |
opia | vision |
opsy | to view |
orrhea | flow, excessive discharge |
orrhexis | rupture |
osis | abnormal increase in production |
ostomy | creation of an artificial opening |
otomy | cut into or incision |
oxia | oxygen |
pathy | disease |
sclerosis | hardening |
scope | instrument used for visual examination |
sepsis | infection |
spasm | sudden involuntary muscle contraction |
stasis | control or stop |
tomy | cutting |
tropic | influencing |