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Suffixes
General suffixes
Term | Definition |
---|---|
-arche | beginning |
-cle | small |
-cyesis | pregnancy |
-cyte | cell |
-derma | skin condition |
-dipsia | thirst |
-esthesia | sensation (condition) |
-gen | that which produces |
-genesis | produces |
-genic | producing |
-globin | protein |
-globulin | protein |
-gravida | pregnancy |
-kinesia | movement |
-oid | resembling |
-ole | small |
-opia | vision |
-opsy | view of |
-osmia | sense of smell |
-para | to bear (offspring) |
-partum | childbirth |
-pepsia | digestion |
-phagia | eating or swallowing |
-phasia | speech |
-phil | attracted to |
-phonia | voice |
-plasia | formation of cells |
-plasm | formation |
-pnea | breathing |
-poiesis | formation |
-porosis | porous |
-ptysis | spitting |
-therapy | treatment |
-thorax | chest |
-trophic | development |
-trophy | development |
-ule | small |