Roman Numerology and Suffixes (con't)
Terms
undefined, object
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- ss
- half
- I or i
- one
- ii
- two
- iv
- four
- xii
- 12
- L
- 50
- C
- 100
- M
- 1,000
- XL
- 40
- XC
- 90
- LX
- 60
- XLviii
- 48
- -ase
- enzyme; enzyme that breaks down something
- lactase
- enzyme secreted by the glands of the small intestines. It converts lactose (milk sugar) into glucose and galactose during digestion
- protease
- proteolytic enzyme; digestive, causes the breakdown of proteins to amino acids
- proteinase
- enzyme that catalyzes the cleavage of peptide bonds.
- transaminase
- important liver function; in an enzyme that catalyzes transfer of amino acids to a different compound.
- lipase
- any enzyme that hydroliticly cleaves a fatty acid anion from a triglyceride or a phospholipid
- amylase
- enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of polysaccharides
- -emia
- a condition of the blood
- septicemia
-
generalized infection throughout bloodstream
syn. toxemia and blood poisoning - anemia
-
condition of being without blood.
abnormally low concentration of RBCs(red blood cells or erythrocytes or hemoglobin) in the blood - hyperemia
-
an increase in blood in a specific part of the body.
Engorgement - -ferent
- carry
- afferent nerves
- nerves or neuron that carry impulses from sense organs to the brain
- vas deferens (ductus deferens)
- pair of ducts or tubes that carry sperm to urethra
- -ferous
- producing, bearing
- ossiferous
- producing bone