Common Used Suffix Flashcards
1
Q
-tome
A
Instrument to incised
2
Q
-tomy
A
Incision
3
Q
-ectomy
A
Excision (the process of removal)
4
Q
-stomy (one root)
Eg. Tracheostomy
A
Opening the outside of the body
5
Q
-stomy (more than 1 root)
Eg. Colocolostomy
A
Communication
6
Q
-scope
A
Instrument to visually examine
7
Q
-scopy
A
Visual examination
8
Q
-logy
A
Study of
9
Q
-logist
A
Specialist in the study and treatment of
10
Q
-al
A
Pertaining to
Renal
11
Q
-ac
A
Pertaining to
Eg. Cardiac
12
Q
-algia
A
Pain
13
Q
-algesia
A
Pain
14
Q
-cyte
A
Cell
Eg. Erythrocyte
15
Q
-emia
A
Blood condition
Eg. Anemia
