UNIT 3 Suffixes Flashcards
1
Q
-ase
A
Word ending for enzymes, a type of protein that speeds up chemical reactions.
2
Q
-blast
A
Rapidly dividing cell
3
Q
-cyte
A
Cell
4
Q
-elle
-icle
-iculum
-ion
-ole
-ule
-ula
-ular
-ulum
A
Diminutive suffix, it makes whatever is in front of it smaller (icicle)
NOT ON EXAM
5
Q
-gen
-genic
-genesis
-genous
A
Creation or creating, giving rise to
6
Q
-ic
A
Referring to
7
Q
-id
-ide
-tide
A
Word ending for many chemicals
8
Q
-in
-ein
-globulin
A
Word endings commonly used to indicate a protein ( -in is sometimes used for general non-protein chemicals)
9
Q
-ine
A
Word ending commonly used to indicate an amino acid, one of the building blocks of proteins.
10
Q
-ium
A
Tissues or structure
11
Q
-lysis
A
Breakdown, destruction
12
Q
-oid
A
Resembling
13
Q
-ol
A
Word ending commonly used to indicate an alcohol
14
Q
-olus
A
Smaller
15
Q
-oma
A
Tumor or swelling
