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clas 205 L6
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| -genous, -genic photogenic, endogenous, cytogenous | (s) producing, produced |
| -hedron icosohedron, dodecahedron | (s) solid figure having a specified number of faces |
| -iasis psoriasis, elephantiasis, bilharziasis | (s) diseased condition, often refers to an infestation by parasites |
| -meter; -metry thermometer, optometry, perimeter | (s) instrument for measuring, measure; art or science of measuring |
| -nomy agronomy, astronomy, economy | (s) science of, system of laws governing |
| -oecious monoecious, androdioecious | (s) having a house or dwelling |
| -philous, philic necrophilic, anemophilous | (s) loving, thriving in, pollinated by the agency of |
| -plasty arthroplasty, anaplasty, hysteroplasty | (s) formation, plastic surgical operation |
| -rrhea diarrhea, gonorrhea, logorrhea | (s) abnormal flow or discharge of |
| -stomy gastronomy, arthrotomy, hepaticoenterostomy | (s) the making of a surgical opening |
| acanth- pyracantha, acanthocyst, hexacanth | (b) thorn, prickle |
| aer- aerocele, aerocyst, aeropathy | (b) air, gas |
| aut- autopsy, autodont, autism | (b) self |
| blephar- ablephary, blepharoplasty, symblepharosis | (b) eyelid |
| carcin- carcinogen, carcinoid, mastocarcinoma | (b) cancer |
| cheil- (chil-) acheilary, chilidium, acheilia | (b) lip |
| col- colic, coloproctostomy, paracolitis | (b) colon |
| copr- coprodaeum, coprolite, coprophrasia | (b) excrement |
| cry-, crym- crystal, cryesthesia | (b) cold, ice |
| cyst- acrocyst, cystitis, polycystic | (b) bladder, cyst, sac |
| dacry- dacrydium, dacryocystitis | (b) tear |
| gastr- (gaster-) gastronomic, gamogastrous, progastrin | (b) stomach, belly of a muscle |
| helminth- anthelmintic, helminthology, helminthoma | (b) worm |
| heter- heterodox, heterogenous, heterophoria | (b) other, different |
| hygr- hygrokinesis, hygroma, hygroscopic | (b) moisture |
| men- meniscectomy, meniscocyte, meniscus | (b) moon, menstruation |
| ot- diotic, otocyst, otolith | (b) ear |
| psych- metempsychosis, psyche, psychozoic | (b) mind, soul |
| rhin-, rrhin- rhinoceros, amphirhinal, catarrhine | (b) nose |
| tac-, tax- amyotaxia, anthotaxis, phyllotaxy | (b) to arrange, to put in order |