2.1 Suffixes Flashcards
(33 cards)
1
Q
-ac/al
A
pertaining to
2
Q
-algia
A
pain
3
Q
-ar/ary
A
pertaining to
4
Q
-ase
A
enzyme
5
Q
-centesis
A
surgical puncture to remove a fluid
6
Q
-cyte
A
cell
7
Q
-ectomy
A
excision/removal
8
Q
-emia
A
blood condition
9
Q
-gram
A
recording/writing
10
Q
-ia
A
state/condition
11
Q
-iatr
A
treatment
12
Q
-ic/tic
A
pertaining to
13
Q
-ism
A
state of
14
Q
-ist
A
one who specializes in
15
Q
-itis
A
inflammation
16
Q
-ium
A
structure/tissue
17
Q
-logist
A
specialist in the study of
18
Q
-logy
A
study of
19
Q
-lysis
A
breakdown/destruction
20
Q
-meter
A
instrument that measures or counts
21
Q
-ole
A
small
22
Q
-oma
A
tumor
23
Q
-osis
A
abnormal condition
24
Q
-oxia
A
oxygen level
25
-pathy
disease
26
-penia
deficiency
27
-pnea
breathing
28
-poiesis
formation
29
-rrhage
burst forth/excessive flow
30
-stasis
stopping/controlling/standing
31
-tomy
cutting/incision
32
-ule
small
33
What happens when a suffix is added to a word ending in “x”?
x is changed to a g or c
