Medical Suffixes Flashcards
(48 cards)
1
Q
-ary
A
pertaining to
2
Q
-ase
A
enzyme
3
Q
-ation
A
process
4
Q
-cele
A
hernia
5
Q
-clasis
A
to break
6
Q
-constriction
A
narrowing of
7
Q
-dilation
A
to expand, stretch
8
Q
-dynia
A
pain; discomfort
9
Q
-ectomy
A
removal
10
Q
-edema
A
swelling; inflammation
11
Q
-ema
A
condition
12
Q
-emia
A
related to blood
13
Q
-eurysm
A
expanding; widening
14
Q
-genesis
A
to form
15
Q
-globin
A
protein
16
Q
-graphy
A
recording of something
17
Q
-ia
A
condition
18
Q
-icle
A
small, microscopic
19
Q
-ism
A
process; condition
20
Q
-itis
A
swelling, inflammation
21
Q
-lysis
A
breakdown; deterioration; separation
22
Q
-mania
A
obsession
23
Q
-mortem
A
death
24
Q
-oma
A
mass; tumor; cyst
25
-one
hormone
26
-opsy
display of
27
-ostosis
condition of bone
28
-paresis
weakness; failing
29
-partum
birth
30
-pathy
emotion or disease
31
-phasia
speech
32
-phylaxis
protection
33
-poiesis
formation
34
-pnea
breathing
35
-rrhea
discharge
36
-rrhexis
burst
37
-schisis
to split
38
-scopy
examination
39
-somnia
sleep
40
-spasm
muscle contraction
41
-stasis
to control, stop
42
-stoma/-stomy
create a new opening
43
-tomy
process of cutting; making an incision
44
-tresia
opening
45
-tropia
to turn
46
-tropin
to trigger
47
-type
image, designation
48
-uria
urine
