U.3 Suffixes Flashcards
1
Q
-ase
A
word ending for enzymes
2
Q
-blast
A
rapidly dividing cell
3
Q
-cyte
A
cell
4
Q
diminutive suffix; it makes whatever is in front of it smaller
A
-elle
-icle
-iculum
-ion
-ole
-ule
-ula
-ular
-ulum
5
Q
-gen(ic/esis/ous)
A
creation or creating; giving rise to
6
Q
-ic
A
referring to
7
Q
word ending for many chemicals
A
-id
-ide
-tide
8
Q
word endings commonly used to indicate a protein
A
-in
-ein
-globulin
9
Q
-ine
A
indicates an amino acid
10
Q
-ium
A
tissue or structure
11
Q
-lysis
A
breakdown; deconstruction
12
Q
-oid
A
resembling
13
Q
-ol
A
indicates an alcohol
14
Q
-olus
A
smaller
15
Q
-oma
A
tumor or swelling
