2. Set #7 Miscellaneous Suffixes cont.

3. -lysis - cytolysis Loosening, split apart

4. -oid – humanoid, factoid, nucleoid like, similar to

5. -logy - zoology Study of

6. -oma - carcinoma tumor

7. -osis – halitosis,hypnosis A condition, disease

8. -pathy – homeopathy, psychopath disease

9. -phore – chromatophor -phora - chlorophora bearer Chromatophores are pigment-containing and light-reflecting cells found in amphibians, fish, reptiles, crustaceans, and cephalopods. They are largely responsible for generating skin and eye colour in cold-blooded animals pigmentcells amphibiansfishreptiles crustaceans cephalopodseye colourcold-blooded Some species can rapidly change colour through mechanisms that translocate pigment and reorient reflective plates within chromatophores. This process, often used as a type of camouflagecamouflage Meaning: From the Greek chloros (green) and phoreo (to bear); refers to the chartreuse dye produced by one of the species of this genus Botanary: Chlorophora

10. -sect – dissect -tome – microtome -tomy - tonsilectomy cut

11. -some – ribosome,chromosome -soma – somatic cells body somatic cell: internal organs, skin, bones, blood, and connective tissue are all made up of somatic cells.

12. -stat - thermostat stationary, placed

13. -tropic – phototropic Change, influence

14. -vor - carnivore To eat