Common Suffixes Flashcards
(55 cards)
1
Q
-ac
A
pertaining to
2
Q
-al
A
pertaining to
3
Q
-ar
A
pertaining to
4
Q
-ary
A
pertaining to
5
Q
-eal
A
Pertaining to
6
Q
-ic
A
Pertaining to
7
Q
-tic
A
Pertaining to
8
Q
-ous
A
Pertaining to
9
Q
-ia
A
condition
10
Q
-ism
A
condition
11
Q
-ium
A
Tissue, structure
12
Q
-y
A
Condition, procedure
13
Q
-scope
A
Instrument to look
14
Q
-scopy
A
Process of looking
15
Q
-ole
A
Small
16
Q
-ule
A
small
17
Q
-ula
A
small
18
Q
-tomy
A
incision
19
Q
-iatrics
A
medical science
20
Q
-iatrist
A
specilist in medicine
21
Q
-ist
A
specialist
22
Q
-logist
A
specialist in the study of
23
Q
-logy
A
study of
24
Q
-algia
A
pain
25
-dynia
pain
26
-desis
binding, fixation
27
-ectomy
removal
28
-cele
hernia
29
-emia
blood condition
30
-lasis
precence of
31
-itis
inflammation
32
-lysis
loosen, breakdown
33
-malacia
abnormal softening
34
-megaly
enlargement
35
-old
resembling
36
-oma
tumor
37
-osis
condition
38
-pathy
disease
39
-penia
deficiency
40
-pexy
surgical fixation
41
-plasty
reconstruction
42
-ptosis
drooping
43
-rrhage
excessive flow
44
-rrhagia
excessive flow
45
-rrhea
flow
46
-rrhexis
rupture
47
-spasm
involuntary contraction
48
-centesis
puncture
49
-gram
written record
50
-graph
instrument to record
51
-graphy
process of recording
52
-meter
instrument to measure
53
-metry
process of measuring
54
-rrhaphy
suture
55
-stomy
creation of an opening
