(n.d.). BIO 264 Anatomy & Physiology I. BYU-I Books. https://books.byui.edu/bio_264_anatomy_phy_I
-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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