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CH 6 Study Guide
CH 6 Review (Suffixes)
Term | Definition |
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-al | pertaining to |
-ant | pertaining to |
-ar | pertaining to |
-ase | enzyme |
-ated | pertaining to a condition; composed of |
-atic | pertaining to |
-ation | a process ; being or having |
-blast | immature cell |
-body | a structure or thing |
-crasia | a mixing |
-crit | separation of |
-cyte | cell |
-ectomy | surgical excision |
-ed | pertaining to |
-edema | swelling |
-emia | condition of the blood; substance in the blood |
-emic | pertaining to a condition of the blood or a substance in the blood |
-ency | condition of being |
-esis | a process |
-gen | that which produces |
-gram | a record or picture |
-graphy | process of recording |
-ia | condition ; state ; thing |
-iac | pertaining to |
-ial | pertaining to |
-ic | pertaining to |
-immune | immune response |
-in | a substance |
-ion | action ; condition |
-ism | process ; disease from a specific cause |
-ist | one who specializes in |
-ity | state ; condition |
-ization | process of making ; creating, or inserting |
-kine | movement |
-logy | the study of |
-lysis | process of breaking down or destroying |
-lyte | dissolved substance |
-megaly | enlargement |
-oid | resembling |
-oma | tumor ; mass |
-opsy | process of viewing |
-or | person or thing that produces or does |
-osis | condition ; abnormal condition ; process |
-ous | pertaining to |
-pathy | disease ; suffering |
-penia | condition of deficiency |
-phage | thing that eats |
-phil | attraction to ; fondness for |
-poiesis | condition of formation |
-poietin | a substance that forms |
-rrhage | excessive flow or discharge |
-sin | a substance |
-stasis | condition of standing still ; staying in one place |
-steroid | steroid |
-tic | pertaining to |
-tomy | process of cutting or making an incision |
-ure | system ; result of |