Common Suffixes Flashcards
(45 cards)
1
Q
-algia/-dynia
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
-cocci
A
plural bacteria
6
Q
-cyte
A
bacteria
7
Q
-ectomy
A
excision, removal, resection
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
-itis
A
inflammation
14
Q
-logy
A
study of
15
Q
-lysis
A
breakdown, destruction, separation
16
Q
-malacia
A
softening
17
Q
-megaly
A
enlargement
18
Q
-oma
A
tumor, mass, collection of fluid
19
Q
-opsy
A
to view
20
Q
-osis
A
condition, usually abnormal
21
Q
-pathy
A
disease condition
22
Q
-penia
A
deficiency
23
Q
-phobia
A
fear
24
Q
-plasia
A
development, formation, growth
25
-plasty
surgical repair
26
-ptosis
drooping, falling, prolapse
27
-rrhea
flow, discharge
28
-sclerosis
hardening
29
-scope
instrument for visual examination
30
-stasis
controlling, stopping
31
-stomy
opening to form a mouth (stoma)
32
-therapy
treatment
33
-tomy
incision, cutting into
34
-trophy
development, nourishment
35
-er
one who
36
-ia
condition
37
-ist
specialist
38
-ole/-ule
little, small
39
-um/-ium
structure, tissue
40
-us
structure, substance
41
-y
condition, process
42
-ac/-iac/-al/-ar/-ary/-eal/-ic/-ical/-ous/-tic
pertaining to
43
-genic
pertaining to, producing, produced by or in
44
-oid
resembling, derived from
45
-ose
pertaining to, full of
