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Blue Suffixes
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| -ar -ic -ine -tic | pertaining to |
| -ation | process (of) |
| -cyte | cell |
| -edema | swelling |
| -emia | blood condition |
| -gen -genesis | forming, producing, origin |
| -globin | protein |
| -graft | transplantation |
| -logy | study of |
| -lysis | separation, destruction |
| -oid | resembling |
| -oma | tumour |
| -osis | abnormal condition, increase |
| -pathy | disease |
| -penia | decrease, deficiency |
| -phage -phagia | swallowing, eating |
| -phil -philia | attraction for |
| -phobia | fear |
| -phoresis | carrying, transmission |
| -phylaxis | protection |
| -plasia -plasm | formation, growth |
| -poiesis | formation, production |
| -rrhagia | bursting forth (of) |
| -stasis | standing still |
| -toxic | poison |