-gen, -genic

Suffix Routine Blood Collections

Producing, causing, or origin.

Example: carcinogen (substance that can cause cancer)

Sources

• Medical-Surgical Nursing, Chapter 31 Key Terms · OpenStax
• Fundamentals of Nursing, Chapter 10 Key Terms · OpenStax

Terms built with -gen, -genic

• antigenA marker the immune system recognizes. Red-cell antigens such as A, B and the Rh factor decide a person's…
• fibrinogenA clotting protein in plasma that is converted into fibrin; plasma contains it, serum does not.
• pathogenAny disease-causing microorganism, such as the bloodborne viruses HBV, HCV and HIV.

Related terms

• -edemaSwelling caused by fluid buildup in tissue.
• -emesisVomiting.
• -emiaBlood condition.
• -esis, -sisState, condition, or process.
• -gramA record or picture produced by a test.
• -graph, -graphyProcess of recording or making an image; -graph can also name the recording instrument.
• -iaCondition.
• -iasisCondition or formation of, often abnormal.

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