A&P TERMINOLOGY
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: tonsilitis) |
| -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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