Set # 6

1. Set # 6 Miscellaneous Suffixes

2. -ac – hemophiliac-al – dental-alis – temporalis-an – pennsylvanian-ar – molecular-ary - judiciary one of the proteins needed to form blood clots is missing or reduced. he does not bleed harder or faster than a person without hemophilia, he bleeds longer. Pertaining to

3. -asis – metastasis-asia – dysplasia-esis - hypothesis • Condition of

5. -blast – blastocyst/cytoblast • bud, sprout Cy·to·blastn. [Gr. ky`tos hollow vessel + -blast.](Biol.) The nucleus of a cell; the germinal or active spot of a cellule, through or in which cell development takes place. http://www.biology.iupui.edu/biocourses/N100/2k4ch39repronotes.html

6. -cide - pesticide • killer

7. -clast - pyroclast • Break down, broken

8. -elle – organelle-il – frail • little, small

9. -emia – anemia, leukemia • condition of blood If you have anemia, people may say you have tired blood. That's because anemia — a condition in which there aren't enough healthy red blood cells to carry adequate oxygen to your tissues — can make you feel tired. In people with sickle cell anemia, the red blood cells become rigid and sticky and are shaped like sickles or crescent moons. These irregular-shaped blood cells die prematurely, resulting in a chronic shortage of red blood cells. Plus, they can get stuck when traveling through small blood vessels, which can slow or block blood flow and oxygen to certain parts of the body. sickle-cell-anemia

10. -fer – conifer To bear

11. -ia – hemophilia-ism – racism • Condition of The biggest problems are bleeds in muscles and joints and when untreated they can cause a lot of damage.

12. -ic – microscopic-ical – comical-ine – feminine-ous – humorous • Pertaining to

13. -id - plastid • Member of group

14. -itis - arthritis • inflammation