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Word Part - 8
Prefix/Suffix
| Word Part | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| -logy, -ist, -ician | Study of, Specialist | Cardiology-Study of heart, Pharmacist-Drug/medicinal specialist, Dietician-Nutrition specialist |
| lys, lyze | Break apart, Dissolve | Hydrolysis-Breaking down macromolecules, Lysosome-Organelle that digests/dissolves |
| macr-, mega, magn- | Large | Macrophage-Big WBC that eats/digests, Magnum foramen-Large opening in skull for spinal cord |
| mamm-, mass-, pect- | Breast, Chest | Mammary-Breast tissue, Mastectomy-Breast removal, Pectoralis-Chest muscle |
| -mania | Obsession, Compulsion | Kleptomania-Compulsion to steal |
| med-, meso-, meta- | Middle | Mediastinum-Middle space of chest cavity, Mesoderm-Middle germ layer, Metaphase-Chromosomes in middle |
| -megaly | Enlargement | Splenomegaly-Enlargement of the spleen (usually due to infection) |
| melano- | Black | Melanocyte-Black pigmented cells of the skin |
| mens- | Month | Menstrual cycle-The ≈28 day cycle involving the endometrium of the uterus |
| -metric, -meter | Measurement, Length | Isometric-Using skeletal muscle without movement, Spirometer-Breathing/air measurment |