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Greek Suffixes
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| biosis | mode of living, way of life |
| blast | formative, embryonic |
| cocci | round, seed, kernel |
| cyst | pouch, sac |
| dactyl | finger |
| emia | blood disease |
| gamous, gamy | marriage, sexual fusion |
| graph | drawing, writing |
| hedral, hedron | side |
| hydrate | compound formed by union of water with other substances |
| ism | act, practice,, or result of |
| itis | inflammation or infection |
| lysis | loosening, separation |
| mer | a part, piece |
| nomy | systematized knowledge of |
| oma | tumorous |
| osis, otic | abnormal condition, disease |
| phase | a stage or condition |
| phil, phile | fondness |
| phyta, phyte | plant |
| plasm | formative substance |
| poda | foot |
| some | body |
| stasis | stationary, still |
| stomy | opening into |
| thes, thesis | arrangement, in order |
| tom, tomy | dividing, surgery |
| trope, tropic | turning |
| zoa, zoan, zoic | animal life |