-able |
capable of (ex: teachable) |
-algia |
pain (ex: fibromyalgia) |
-blast |
bud, usually referring to cells which are primitive in nature (ex: Chondroblast) |
-clast |
pertaining to breaking or tearing down (ex: osteoclast) |
-cyte |
cell (ex: hepatocyte) |
-duct |
to lead or draw (ex: adduct and abduct) |
-ectomy |
to excise or cut out (ex: cholecystectomy) |
-emia |
blood (ex: leukemia) |
-genesis |
origin or production (ex: glycogenesis) |
-gram |
A drawing (ex: sonogram) |
-graph |
instrument used to record (ex: angiography) |
-itis |
inflammation (ex: tonsillitis) |
-logy |
study of (ex: cardiology) |
-lysis |
to break down or decompose (ex: glycogenolysis) |
-oid |
resembling (ex: arachnoid mater) |
-oma |
tumor (ex: carcinoma) |
-pathy |
disease or disorder (ex: cardiomyopathy) |
-phag |
to eat or to feed (ex: phagocytosis) |
-phil |
to love or have an affinity for (ex: hydrophilic) |
-stasis |
stop or stable state (ex: homeostasis) |
-stomy |
surgical procedure in which an artificial opening is established (ex: colostomy) |
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