Suffixes Flashcards
1
Q
-ase
A
Enzyme
2
Q
-blast
A
Embryonic, Immature Cell
3
Q
-clast
A
To break
4
Q
-cyte
A
Cell
5
Q
-gen
A
Substance that produces.
Ex: Estrogen
6
Q
-genesis
A
Forming, Producing
7
Q
-genic
A
Produced in or by
8
Q
-grade
A
To go
9
Q
-ine, -in
A
substance
10
Q
-ine
A
Pertaining to
11
Q
-ium
A
Structure
12
Q
-lemma
A
Covering, Sheath
13
Q
-lysis
A
Destruction, Breakdown, Separation
14
Q
-lytic
A
Reducing, Destroying
15
Q
-mission
A
send
16
Q
-one
A
Hormone
17
Q
-parous
A
Bring forth, to bear
18
Q
-partum
A
Birth labor
19
Q
-poiesis
A
Formation
20
Q
-rrhea
A
Discharge, Flow
21
Q
-salpinx
A
Oviduct, Fallopian tube
22
Q
-tocin
A
Labor
23
Q
-tresia
A
Opening
24
Q
-tropic
A
Pertaining to stimulating
25
Q
-tropin
A
Stimulate, Act on
26
Q
-us
A
Structure
