Medical Terms Suffixes Flashcards
(53 cards)
1
Q
-oma
A
Tumor or Mass or Swelling
2
Q
-itis
A
Inflammation
3
Q
-logy
A
Study of
4
Q
-opsy
A
To view
5
Q
-ic / -al / -eal / -ary/ -ous/ -tic
A
Pertaining to
6
Q
-vascular
A
Pertaining the blood vessel
7
Q
-gram
A
Record
8
Q
-cyte
A
Cell
9
Q
-scopy
A
Observing or Examination of
10
Q
-sis
A
State of
11
Q
-globin
A
Protein
12
Q
-tomy
A
Cutting into, Incision
13
Q
-ectomy
A
Surgical removal, Excision
14
Q
-ist
A
Specialist
15
Q
-osis
A
Abnormal condition
16
Q
-algia
A
Condition of pain
17
Q
-emia
A
Blood condition
18
Q
-ia
A
Condition
19
Q
-ism
A
Process, condition
20
Q
-megaly
A
Enlargement
21
Q
-pathy
A
Disease condition
22
Q
-rrhea
A
Flow, discharge
23
Q
-rrhage || -rrhegia
A
Excessive discharge of blood
24
Q
-sclerosis
A
Hardening
25
-uria
Condition of urine
26
-centesis
Surgical puncture to removal fluid
27
-graphy
Process of Recording
28
-lysis
Separation, breakdown, Destruction
29
-plasty
Surgical repair or Surgical correction
30
-stomy
Opening
31
-therapy
Treatment
32
-scope
Instrument of viewing
33
-dipsia
thirst
34
-gen
gen
35
-lapse
to fall, slide
36
-meter
to measure
37
-mission
to send
38
-mortem
death
39
-partum
birth
40
-phagia
Eating or devouring
41
-phasia
Speech
42
-plasm
formation (tissue)
43
-ation
process, condition
44
-plegia
paralysis
45
-pnea
breathing
46
-stasis
to stand, place, stop, control
47
-tension
pressure
48
-thesis
to put, place (state of putting or placing)
49
-trophy
nourishment; development
50
-um
structure
51
-y
process, condition
52
-pexy
Surgical fixation
53
-cele
tumor, hernia, or swelling
