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Suffixes
Blue terminology Suffixes
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| -ar | pertaining to |
| -ation | process (of) |
| -blast | embryonic cell |
| -cyte | cell |
| -edema | swelling |
| -emia | state of (condition) |
| -gen | forming, producing, origin |
| -genesis | forming, producing, origin |
| -globin | protein |
| -graft | transplantation |
| -ic | pertaining to |
| -ine | pertaining to |
| -logy | study of |
| -lysis | separation, destruction |
| -oid | resembling |
| -oma | tumor |
| -osis | abnormal condition; increase ( used primarily with blood clots) |
| -pathy | disease |
| -penia | decrease, deficiency |
| -phage | swallowing, eating |
| -phagia | swallowing, eating |
| -phil | attraction for |
| -philia | attraction for |
| -phobia | fear |
| -phoreisis | carrying, transmission |
| -phylaxis | protection |
| -plasia | formation/growth |
| -plasm | formation/growth |
| -poiesis | formation/growth |
| -rrhagia | bursting forth (of) |
| -stasis | standing still |
| -tic | pertaining to |
| -toxic | pertaining to poision |
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