test 43- prefixes and suffixes Flashcards
prefix: hydro-
example: hydrotherapy
meaning: ?
meaning: treatment with water
prefix: lact-
example: lactation
meaning: ?
meaning: formation of milk
prefix: sacchar-
example: saccharine
meaning: ?
meaning: like sugar
prefix: amyl-
example: amylase
meaning: ?
meaning: enzyme for digesting starch
prefix: steat-
example: steatogenous
meaning: ?
meaning: producing fat
prefix: adip-
example: adipose
meaning: ?
meaning: contains fat
prefix: glyc-
example: glycoside
meaning: ?
meaning: derivative of sugar
prefix: natr-
example: hypernatraemia
meaning: ?
meaning: excess sodium in the blood
prefix: kal-
example: kaliuresis
meaning: ?
secretion of potassium in urine
prefix: calc-
example: calculus
meaning: ?
meaning: a stone
suffix: -ose
meaning: a sugar
example: ?
example: glucose, lactose
suffix: -ase
meaning: an enzyme
example: ?
example: lactase, enterokinase
suffix: -ide
meaning: derivative of sugar
example: ?
example: disaccharide, glycoside
suffix: -in
meaning: any kind of substance
example: ?
example: pepsin, glycerine
suffix: -gen
meaning: a precursor
example: ?
example: pepsinogen, trypsinogen