Medical Terms - Suffixes Flashcards by Kate Berryhill

Q

What is a suffix?

A

a word part added to the end of a word and completes it

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-ac, -al, -ar, -ary, -eal, -ia, -ic, -ory, -ous -tic

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Pertaining to, condition (of)

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-ad

A

toward

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-algia, -dynia

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pain

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-ase

A

Enzyme

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-asthenia

A

Weakness

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-blast

A

Baby, immature

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-cele

A

Hernia, abnormal protrusion

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-cide, -cidal

A

Killing, destroying

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-crine

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To secrete

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-cyte

A

Cell

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-derma

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Skin

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-ectasia, -ectasis

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Stretching, dilating

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-ectomy

A

Surgical removal

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-edema

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Swelling, fluid accumulation

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-ema, -iasis, -ism, -lepsy, -osis

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Condition, abnormal condition

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-ema, -iasis, -ism, -lepsy, -osis

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Condition, abnormal condition

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-emesis

A

Vomiting

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-emia

A

Blood

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-esthesia

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Sensation, feeling

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-gen, -genesis, -genic

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Producing, production, production of, formation

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-globin, -globulin

A

Protein

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-gram

A

Recording

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-graph

A

Instrument used to record

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-graphy

Process of recording

-itis

Inflammation

-kinesia, -kinesis

Movement

-logist

One who studies

-logy

The study of

-lysis, -lytic

Destruction

-malacia

Softening

-mania, -manic

Abnormal preoccupation or obsession

-megaly

Enlargement

-meter, -metry

Measuring device, process of measuring

-oid

Resembling

-oma

Tumor

-opia

Vision

-ose

Sugar

-ostomy

Formation of a new opening

-para, -parous

Bearing, producing child

-pathy

Disease

-pepsia

Digestion

-penia

Deficiency

-pexy

Surgical fixation

-phage, -phagy, -phagia

To eat or digest

-phasia

Speaking

-phil, -philia

To love

-phobia

Abnormal fear

-phonia

Sound

-phrenia, -phrenic

Mind, diaphragm

-plasty

Surgical repair

-plegia, -plegic

Paralysis

-pnea

Breath or breathing

-poiesis

Formation

-ptosis

Sagging or drooping

-rrhage, -rrhagia

Heavy discharge

-rrhaphy

Suturing

-rrhea

Discharge, flowing

-rrhexis

Rupture

-scope, -scopy

Instrument, process of using the instrument

-somnia

Sleep

-stasis

Stopping

-stenosis

Narrowing

-stomy

Opening

-tome

Instrument used for cutting

-tomy

The process of cutting

-trophic, -trophy

Nutrition

-uria

Urine

-version

Turning