Chapter 3: Suffixes Flashcards
(51 cards)
1
Q
-algia
A
Pain
2
Q
-cele
A
Hernia
3
Q
-centesis
A
Surgical puncture to remove fluid
4
Q
-coccus
A
Berry shaped bacterium
5
Q
-cyte
A
Cell
6
Q
-dynia
A
Pain
7
Q
-ectomy
A
Excision, removal
8
Q
-emia
A
Blood condition
9
Q
-genesis
A
Condition of producing, forming
10
Q
-gram
A
Record
11
Q
-graph
A
Instrument for recording
12
Q
-graphy
A
Process of recording
13
Q
-logy
A
Study of
14
Q
-lysis
A
Breakdown, destruction, separation
15
Q
-malacia
A
Softening
16
Q
-megaly
A
Enlargement
17
Q
-oma
A
Tumor, mass, collection of fluid
18
Q
-opsy
A
To view (under a microscope)
19
Q
-osis
A
Condition, usually abnormal
20
Q
-pathy
A
Disease condition
21
Q
-penia
A
Deficiency
22
Q
-phobia
A
Fear
23
Q
-plasia
A
Development, formation, growth
24
Q
-plasty
A
Surgical repair
25
-pyosis
Dropping, sagging, prolapse
26
-sclerosis
Hardening
27
-scope
Instrument for visual examination
28
-scopy
Process of visual examination
29
-stasis
Stopping, controlling
30
-stomy
Opening to form a mouth (stoma)
31
-therapy
Treatment
32
-tomy
Incision, cutting into
33
-trophy
Development, nourishment
34
-er
One who
35
-ia
Condition
36
-ist
Specialist
37
-ole
Little, small
38
-ule
Little, small
39
-um, -ium
Structure, tissue
40
-us
Structure, substance
41
-y
Condition, process
42
-ac, -iac
Pertaining to
43
-al
Pertaining to
44
-ar, -ary
Pertaining to
45
-eal
Pertaining to
46
-genic
Pertaining to producing, produced by or in
47
-ic, -ical
Pertaining to
48
-oid
Resembling
49
-ose
Pertaining to, full of
50
-ous
Pertaining to
51
-tic
Pertaining to
