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CH 6 Study Guide
CH 6 Review (Suffixes)
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| -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 |
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