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Bio Terminolgoy-Week 2
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Undergraduate 1
06/28/2008

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-al
Definition
pertaining to
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-an, -ian
Definition
pertaining to
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-ous, -ious
Definition
pertaining to
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-ic, -tic, -ac
Definition
pertaining to
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-ics,-tics
Definition
art, science, or study of
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-oid, -ode
Definition
like, having the shape of
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-emia, -hemia
Definition
condition of the blood
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-logy
Definition
systematic study of, science of
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-lysis
Definition
dissolution of or by
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-mania
Definition
madness for
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-pathy
Definition
disease of, treatment of disease of or by
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-phobia
Definition
-abnormal fear of
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-therapy
Definition
treatment of or by
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-tomy
Definition
surgical cutting of, surgical operation on
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-ectomy
Definition
surgical removal of
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-uria
Definition
condition of the urine
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-genous,-genic
Definition
producing, produced
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-hedron
Definition
a solid figure having a specified number of faces
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-iasis
Definition
diseased condition, one with parasites
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-meter
Definition
instrument for measuring, measure
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-metry
Definition
art or science of measuring
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-nomy
Definition
sicence of, system of laws governing
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-oecious
Definition
having a house or dwelling
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-philous, -philic,
Definition
loving, thriving in, pollinated by the agency of
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-plasty
Definition
formation
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-rrhea
Definition
abnormal flow or discharge of
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-stomy
Definition
the making of a surgical opening
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-ter
Definition
means of, place for
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-ist, -ast
Definition
one who
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-te,-t
Definition
one who, that which
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-ician
Definition
specialist in, practitioner of
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-ia, -y
Definition
sate of, condition of, quality of
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-ism, -ismus
Definition
condition of, belief of
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-sis, -sia, -sy, -se
Definition
act of, process of, result of the act of
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-ma, -m, -me
Definition
result of the act of
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