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Undergraduate 1
09/01/2010

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Term

-ac

-al

-eal

-iac

-ior

-ic

-ical

Definition
pertaining to 
Term

 

-algia

 

 

-dynia

 

 

Definition
pain
Term
-cyte
Definition
cell
Term
-ectomy
Definition
excision, removal
Term
-emia
Definition
blood condition
Term
-genic
Definition

petaining to producing

produced by

produced in

Term
-gram
Definition
record
Term
-ion
Definition
process
Term
-ist
Definition

specialist

 

oncologist-someone who studies tumors

gynecologist- someone who studies women

etc.

Term
-itis
Definition
inflammation
Term
-logy
Definition
study of 
Term
-oma
Definition
tumor, mass, swelling
Term
-opsy
Definition

process of viewing

 

ex. biopsy

Term
-osis
Definition

condition, usually abnormal

 

slight increase in numbers when used with white blood cells

Term
-pathy
Definition
disease condition
Term
-scope
Definition
instrument used to visually examine
Term
-scopy
Definition

process of visually examining

 

Term
-sis
Definition
state of 
Term

 

 

-tomy

Definition

process of cutting 

 

incision

Term
-y
Definition
process, condition
Term
-ism
Definition
process
Term
-ose
Definition
pertaining to , full of
Term
-plasm
Definition
formation
Term
-somes
Definition
bodies
Term
-type
Definition
picture, classification
Term

 

 

 

-cele

Definition

 

 

hernia

Term

 

 

-coccus

(pl=-cocci)

 

Definition

 

 

berry-shaped bacterium

(pl= bacteria)

Term

 

 

-graph

Definition

 

 

instrument for recording

Term

 

 

-genesis

Definition

 

 

condition of producing

forming

Term

 

 

-graphy

Definition

 

 

process of recording

Term

 

 

 

-malacia

 

Definition

 

 

softening

Term

 

 

-lysis

Definition

 

 

breakdown

destruction

seperatiuon

Term

 

 

 

-megaly

Definition

 

 

enlargement

Term

 

 

-pathy

Definition

 

 

 

 

disease condition

Term

 

 

-penia

Definition

 

 

deficiency

Term

 

 

-plasia

Definition

 

 

development

 

formation

 

growth

Term

 

 

 

-ptosis

Definition

 

 

drooping

 

sagging

 

prolapse

 

 

Term

 

 

-stasis

Definition

 

 

stopping

 

controlling

Term

 

 

-er

Definition

 

 

one who

Term

 

 

-ule

 

Definition

 

 

little

 

small

Term

 

 

 

-y

Definition

 

 

 

condition, process

Term

 

 

-um

 

-ium

Definition

 

 

 

structure

 

tissue

 

thing

Term

 

 

-ole

Definition

 

 

little

 

small

Term

 

 

-ia

Definition

 

 

condition

Term

 

 

-phobia

Definition

 

 

fear

Term

 

 

 

-plasty

Definition

 

 

 

surgical repair

Term

 

 

 

-sclerosis

Definition

 

 

 

hardening

Term

 

 

 

-stomy

Definition

 

 

 

opening to form a mouth

stoma

Term

 

 

-therapy

 

Definition

 

 

treatment

Term

 

 

 

-trophy

Definition

 

 

nurishment

Term

 

 

 

-oid

Definition

 

 

 

resembling

Term

 

 

-tic

Definition

 

 

pertaining to

Term

 

 

-agon

Definition

 

 

 

to assemble, gather

Term

 

 

-amine

Definition

 

 

 

nitrogen compound

Term

 

 

 

-arche

Definition

 

 

 

beginning

Term

 

 

 

-ary

Definition

 

 

 

pertaining to

Term

 

 

 

-ase

Definition

 

 

 

 

 

 

enzyme

Term

 

 

 

 

-ation

Definition

 

 

 

 

 

 

process

Term

 

 

 

-blast

 

Definition

 

 

 

 

 

 

embryonic; immature

Term

 

 

 

-chezia

 

Definition

 

 

 

 

 

 

defecation; elimination of wastes

Term

 

 

 

-clast

Definition

 

 

 

to break

Term

 

 

 

-cocci,pl.

Definition

 

 

berry-shaped bacteria

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