Chapter 1 - Suffixes Flashcards
(43 cards)
1
Q
- ac
- al
- ar
- ary
- eal
- ic
- tic
- ous
A
pertaining to
2
Q
- ia
- ism
A
condition
3
Q
-ium
A
tissue, structure
4
Q
-y
A
condition, procedure
5
Q
- icle
- ole
- ule
- ula
A
small
6
Q
- iatrics
- iatry
A
medical science
7
Q
-iatrist
A
specialist in medicine of
8
Q
-ist
A
specialist
9
Q
-ologist
A
specialist in the study of
10
Q
-ology
A
study of
11
Q
- algia
- dynia
A
pain
12
Q
-cele
A
hernia
a bulging of tissue into an area where it doesn’t belong
13
Q
-emia
A
blood condition
14
Q
-iasis
A
presence of
15
Q
-itis
A
inflammation
16
Q
-lysis
A
loosen, break down
17
Q
-malacia
A
abnormal softening
18
Q
-megaly
A
enlargement
19
Q
-oid
A
resembling
20
Q
-oma
A
tumor
21
Q
-osis
A
condition
22
Q
-pathy
A
disease
23
Q
-penia
A
deficiency
24
Q
-ptosis
A
drooping
25
- rrage
| - rrhagia
excessive flow
26
-rrhea
flow
27
-rrhexis
rupture
28
-spasm
involuntary contraction
29
-centesis
punture
30
-gram
written record
31
-graph
instrument used to produce a record
32
-graphy
writing procedure
33
-meter
instrument used to measure
34
-metry
process of measuring
35
-scope
instrument used to look
36
-scopy
process of looking
37
-desis
binding, fixation
38
-ectomy
removal
39
-pexy
surgical fixation
40
-plasty
reconstruction
41
-rrhaphy
suture
42
-stomy
creation of an opening
43
-tomy
incision
