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Ch 6 Prefix / Suffix
Med Term: Ch 6 Blood/Immune & Lymphatic - Prefixes and Suffixes
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| -apheresis | removal, carry away |
| -crit | separation of |
| -cytic | pertaining to cells |
| -cytosis | more than the normal number of cells |
| -emia | blood condition |
| -globin | protein |
| -oid | resembling |
| -penia | abnormal decrease, too few |
| -phil | attracted to |
| -philia | condition of being attracted to |
| -philic | pertaining to being attracted to |
| -plastic | pertaining to formation |
| -plastin | formation |
| -poiesis | formation |
| -rrhagic | pertaining to abnormal flow |
| -stasis | standing still |
| -gen | that which produces |
| -cyte | cell |
| mono- | one |
| pro- | before |
| -lytic | destruction |
| -oid | resembling |
| -oma | mass |
| -osis | abnormal condition |
| -otomy | cutting into |
| auto- | self |
| contra- | against |
| dys- | abnormal |
| homo- | same |
| hyper- | excessive |
| hypo- | insufficient |
| mono- | one |
| pan- | all |
| poly- | many |
| trans- | across |
| -edema | swelling |
| macro- | large |
| -phage | to eat |
| -genic | producing |
| -globulin | protein |
| -toxic | pertaining to poison |
| anti- | against |