suffix Flashcards
-al, -ar ,-ic, -ical, -tic
pertaining to
-ation
process; condition
-blast
developing cell
-capnia
carbon dioxide
-cide
to kill
-crit
to separate
-cyte
cell
-e
(noun suffice no meaning)
-ectomy
surgical removal; excision
-emia
blood condition
-emic
pertaining to blood conditions
-fuge
to separate by spinning
-fusion
to pour; to come together
-gen
substance that produces
-globulin
protein
-ia
condition
-in, -ine
chemical; chemical compound; substance
-itis
inflammation
-logist
specialist
-logy
study of
-lysis
breakdown; separation; loosening
-lytic
pertaining to breakdown or destruction
-megaly
enlargement
-oma
tumor; mass
-osis
process; abnormal condition
-pathy
disease
-penia
deficiency
-phage
eat;swalow
-pheresis
removal
-phil; -philia
love; attraction for
-phoresis
transmission; carrying
-plasm
formation; structure
-plastic
pertaining to formation
-plasty
surgical repair
-poiesis
formation
-rrhage
rupture; bursting forth(of blood)
-sis
state; condition
-stasis
stoppage of flow
-suppression
to stop
-therapy
treatment
-tomy
process of cutting; incision
