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-ase -- enzyme

-cidal -- killing

-crit -- to separate

-cyte -- cell

-ectomy -- excision or surgical removal

-emia -- blood condition

-genesis -- origin or cause

-genic -- producing or causing

-glia -- glue: neuroglia

-gram -- something written

-ia -- condition of diseased or abnormal state

-ism -- state of

-itis -- inflammation

-logy -- study of: physiology

-lytic -- destroy; reduce

-mania -- madness or insane desire

-meter -- instrument used to measure

-ologist -- one who studies and practices

-oma -- tumor or swelling

-opia -- vision

-osis -- abnormal increase in production: leukocytosis

-ostomy -- creation of an artificial opening

-otomy -- cut into or incision

-pathy -- disease

-sclerosis -- hardening

-scope -- instrument used for visual examination

-sepsis -- infection

-spasm -- sudden involuntary muscle contraction

-stasis -- control or stop

-tomy -- cutting: anatomy

Medium List - Activity #1 - Suffix

-ia Condition of diseased or abnormal state: (leukem-, acrophob-)

-oma Tumor or swelling: (glauc-, carcin-, lymph-, melan-)

-pathy Disease: (homeo-, myo-)

-cidal Killing: (sui-)

-emia Blood condition: (an-, septic-, leuk-)

-gram Something written: (angio-, audio-, electrocardio-, mammo-)

-ism State of: (albin-, alcohol-, aut-, embol-)

-ologist One who studies and practices: (path-, anesthesi-, hemat-)

-scope Instrument used for visual examination: (broncho-, sigmoido-, oto-)

-stasis Control or stop: (hemo-, homeo-)

Medium List - Activity #2 - Suffix

-oma Tumor or swelling: (glauc-, carcin-, lymph-, melan-)

-genic Producing or causing (patho-)

-mania Madness or insane desire: (Leish-)

-ism State of: (albin-, alcohol-, aut-, embol-)

-lytic Destroy or reduce: (hemo-, toco-)

-ostomy Creation of an artificial opening: (trache-, colo-)

-itis Inflammation: (tendon-, gingiv-, conjunctiv-, appendic-)

-emia Blood condition: (an-, septic-, leuk-)

-ectomy Excision or surgical removal: (hyster-, laryng-, maste-)

-logy Study of: (physio-)

Medium List - Activity #3 - Suffix

-glia Glue: (neuro-, Basal gan-)

-crit To separate: (hemato-)

-ostomy Creation of an artificial opening: (trache-, colo-)

-itis Inflammation: (tendon-, gingiv-, conjunctiv-, appendic-)

-pathy Disease: (homeo-, myo-)

-cidal Killing: (sui-)

-gram Something written: (angio-, audio-, electrocardio-, mammo-)

-sepsis Infection: (neonatal -)

-ologist One who studies and practices: (path-, anesthesi-, hemat-)

-meter Instrument used to measure: (thermo-, centi-)

Medium List - Activity #4 - Suffix

-genesis Origin or cause: (patho-, partheno-, spermato-)

-ase Enzyme: (alkaline phosphat-, reverse transcript-)

-cidal Killing: (sui-)

-gram Something written: (angio-, audio-, electrocardio-, mammo-)

-pathy Disease: (homeo-, myo-)

-otomy Cut into or incision: (crani-, episi-, phleb-)

-osis Abnormal increase in production: (leukocyt-, thromb-, endometri-)

-sclerosis Hardening: (arterio-, nephro-, MS)

-tomy Cutting: (ana-, hysterect-, appendec-)

-ia Condition of diseased or abnormal state: (leukem-, acrophob-)

Medium List - Activity #5 - Suffix

-sepsis Infection: (neonatal -)

-glia Glue: (neuro-, Basal gan-)

-crit To separate: (hemato-)

-ologist One who studies and practices: (path-, anesthesi-, hemat-)

-meter Instrument used to measure: (thermo-, centi-)

-stasis Control or stop: (hemo-, homeo-)

-cyte Cell: (oo-, spermato-, hepato-)

-opia Vision: (my-, presby-)

-scope Instrument used for visual examination: (broncho-, sigmoido-, oto-)

-spasm Sudden involuntary muscle contraction: (broncho-)

Medium List - Activity #6 - Suffix

-tomy Cutting: (ana-, hysterect-, appendec-)

-ia Condition of diseased or abnormal state: (leukem-, acrophob-)

-crit To separate: (hemato-)

-sepsis Infection: (neonatal -)

-mania Madness or insane desire: (Leish-)

-ism State of: (albin-, alcohol-, aut-, embol-)

-sclerosis Hardening: (arterio-, nephro-, MS)

-lytic Destroy or reduce: (hemo-, toco-)

-ostomy Creation of an artificial opening: (trache-, colo-)

-glia Glue: (neuro-, Basal gan-)

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