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Chapter 13
suffixes and prefixes
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| -apheresis | removal, a carrying away |
| -blast | immature cell, embryonic |
| -cytosis | abnormal condition of cell |
| -emia | blood condition |
| -gen | giving rise to; producing |
| -globin, -globulin | protein |
| -lytic | pertaining to destruction |
| -oid | derived or originating from |
| -osis | abnormal condition |
| -penia | deficiency |
| -phage | eat, swallow |
| -philia | attraction for |
| -phoresis | carrying, transmission |
| -poiesis | formation |
| -stasis | stop, control |