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Suffixes
Western Medical Terminology: Ch. 4
| Suffix | Meaning |
|---|---|
| -blast | embryonic, immature |
| -crine | to secrete |
| -drome | to run |
| -fusion | coming together, pour |
| -gea | substance that produces |
| -lapse | to slide, fall, sag |
| -lysis | breakdown, destruction, separation |
| -meter | to measure |
| -mission | to send |
| -or | one who |
| -oxia | oxygen |
| -partum | birth, labor |
| -phroia | to bear, carry; feeling |
| -physis | to grow |
| -plasia | development, formation, growth |
| -plasm | structure or formation |
| -pnea | breathing |
| -ptosis | falling, dropping, prolapse |
| -rrhea | flow, discharge |
| -stasis | stopping, controlling |
| -trophy | development, nourishment |