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YTI Class 7-23-07
YTI Class 7-23-07 Combining Forms/Suffixes Chapt. 3
| Combining Form | Combining Form Suffixes | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| cyt/o | ----- | cell |
| cyt/o | -cyte | cell |
| gen/o | ----- | beginning, origin (sometimes genes) |
| gen/o | -genic | produced by or in |
| gen/o | -genesis | producing or forming |
| gram/o | ----- | to record |
| gram/o | -gram | a RECORD |
| gram/o | -graph | INSTRUMENT for recording |
| gram/o | -graphy | PROCESS of recording |
| kinesi/o | ----- | movement |
| kinesi/o | -kinesia, -kinesis | movement, motion |
| leps/o | ----- | seizure |
| leps/o | -lepsy | seizure |
| lys/o | ----- | destruction, destroying |
| lys/o | -lysin | THAT which destroys |
| lys/o | -lysis | PROCESS of destroying |
| lys/o | -lytic (Careful: Note change in s to t in the spelling of this suffix.) | CAPABLE of or PRODUCING destruction |
| malac/o | ----- | soft, softening |
| malac/o | -malacia | abnormal softening |
| megal/o | ----- | large, enlarged |
| megal/o | -megaly | enlargement |
| metr/o | ----- | measure, uterine tissue |
| metr/o | -meter | INSTRUMENT used to measure |
| metr/o | -metry | PROCESS of measuring |
| path/o | -pathy | disease |
| phag/o | ----- | eat, ingest |
| phag/o | -phagia, -phagic, -phagy | eating, swallowing |
| phas/o | -phasia | speech |
| pleg/o | -plegia | paralysis |
| schis/o, schiz/o, schist/o | -schisis | split, cleft |
| scler/o | ----- | hard |
| scler/o | -sclerosis | HARDENING |
| scop/o | ----- | to examine, to view |
| scop/o | -scope | INSTRUMENT used for viewing |
| scop/o | -scopy | PROCESS of examining visually |
| troph/o | -tropic, -trophy | nutrition |
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