Ch 1 - Suffixes Flashcards
1
Q
-ac
A
pertaining to
ex. cardiac
2
Q
-al
A
pertaining to
ex. neural
3
Q
-algia
A
pain
ex. arthralgia
4
Q
-cyte
A
cell
ex. erythrocyte
5
Q
-ectomy
A
excision, removal
ex. nephrectomy
6
Q
-emia
A
blood condition
ex. leukemia
7
Q
-genic
A
pertaining to producing, produced by, or produced in
ex. carcinogenic
8
Q
-globin
A
protein
ex. hemoglobin
9
Q
-gram
A
record
ex. electroencephalogram
10
Q
-ic, -ical
A
pertaining to
ex. gastric
11
Q
-ion
A
process
ex. excision
12
Q
-ist
A
specialist
ex. ophthalmologist
13
Q
-itis
A
inflammation
ex. cystitis
14
Q
-logy
A
process of study
ex. endocrinology
15
Q
-oma
A
tumor, mass, swelling
ex. hepatoma
