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Med Term Ch13 Suffix
Chabner, Language of Medicine 11th edition-Chapter 13 Suffixes
| Suffixes | Meaning |
|---|---|
| -apheresis | separation, removal |
| -blast | bud, germ |
| -cyte | cell |
| -cytosis | condition of cells, increase in number of cells |
| -emia | condition of the blood |
| -gen | producing, origin |
| -globin | containing protein |
| -globulin | protein that is insoluble in water |
| -lytic | causing lysis |
| -oid | resembling |
| -osis | abnormal condition |
| -penia | deficiency |
| -phage | eat, swallow |
| -philia | affinity for |
| -phoresis | one organisms transported by another |
| -poiesis | production, formation |
| -stasis | stopping; controlling; placing |