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BYU-I Bio 264 Suffixes
Anat. and Phys. Suffix terms
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Anatomy
Undergraduate 2
04/21/2015

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-able
Definition
capable of (ex. teachable)
Term
-algia
Definition
pain (ex. fibromyalgia)
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-blast
Definition
bud, usually referring to cells which are primitive in nature (ex. Chrondoblast)
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-clast
Definition
pertaining to breaking or tearing down (ex. osteoclast)
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-cyte
Definition
cell (ex. hepatocyte)
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-duct
Definition
to lead or draw (ex. adduct or abduct)
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-emia
Definition
blood (ex. leukemia)
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-genesis
Definition
origin or production (ex. glycogenesis)
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-gram
Definition
a drawing (ex. sonogram)
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-graph
Definition
instrument used to record (ex. angiography)
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-itis
Definition
inflamation (ex. tonsilitis)
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-logy
Definition
study of (ex. cardiology)
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-lysis
Definition
to break down or decompose (ex. glycogenolysis)
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-oid
Definition
resembling (ex. arachoid matter)
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-oma
Definition
tumor (ex. carcinoma)
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-pathy
Definition
disease or disorder (ex. cardiomyopathy)
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-phag
Definition
to eat or to feed (ex. phagocytosis)
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-phil
Definition
to love or have an affinity to (ex. hydrophilic)
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-stasis
Definition
stop or stable state (ex. homeostasis)
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-stomy
Definition
surgical prosedure in which an artifical opening is established (ex. colostomy)
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