UNIT 3 SUFFIXES Flashcards
1
Q
-ase
A
world ending for enzymes (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
makes whatever is in front of it smaller (DIMINUTIVE SUFFIX)
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 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
tissue 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
