• BIO 264 Anatomy & Physiology I
  • 1.0. MODULE 1: TERMINOLOGY/HOMEOSTASIS
  • 2.0. MODULE 2: INORGANIC CHEMISTRY
  • 3.0. MODULE 3: ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
  • 4.0. MODULE 4: THE CELL
  • 5.0. MODULE 5: CELL MEMBRANES-STRUCTURE AND TRANSPORT
  • 6.0. MODULE 6: NERVOUS SYSTEM ORGANIZATION
  • 7.0. MODULE 7: SKELETAL MUSCLE
  • 8.0. MODULE 8: METABOLISM
  • 9.0. MODULE 9: CONTROL OF BODY MOVEMENT
  • 10.0. MODULE 10: THE AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM
  • 11.0. MODULE 11: THE BRAIN
  • 12.0. MODULE 12: SPECIAL SENSES
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  • 1.1.5

    Suffixes

    -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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