suffixes Flashcards
ad
in the direction of/ toward
ade
action/ process
al
pertaining
an
pertaining to
ance
state
arche
beginning
arian
pertaining
ase
enzyme
ate
composed of
ation
being/having/process
ator
person who does/person who produces/
thing that does/thing that produces
blast
immature cell
body
structure/ thing
cele
hernia
centesis
procedure to puncture
cephalus
head
cere
waxy substance
clast
cell that breaks down substances
cle
small thing
clonus
rapid contracting and relaxing
cnemius
leg
coccus
spherical bacteria
collis
condition of the neck
crasia
condition of mixing
crine
thing that secretes
crit
separation of
cyte
cell
ergy
activity/process of working
esis
condition/ process
etic
pertaining to
ety
condition/state
flux
flow
form
having the form of
frice
cleaning agent
gen
that which produces
glia
cell that provides support