Module Suffixes Flashcards
(104 cards)
1
Q
-ac
A
pertaining to
2
Q
-al
A
pertaining to
3
Q
-algia
A
pain
4
Q
-ar
A
pertaining to
5
Q
-ary
A
pertaining to
6
Q
-cele
A
herniation
7
Q
-centesis
A
surgical punction
8
Q
-cyte
A
cell
9
Q
-desis
A
binding
10
Q
-dynia
A
pain
11
Q
-eal
A
pertaining to
12
Q
-ectomy
A
excision, removal
13
Q
-emia
A
blood condition
14
Q
-genic
A
produced by or in
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Q
-globin
A
protein
16
Q
-gram
A
record
17
Q
-graph
A
instrument to record
18
Q
-graphy
A
recording
19
Q
-ia
A
condition
20
Q
-ic, ical
A
pertaining to
21
Q
-icle
A
small, tiny
22
Q
-ion
A
Process
23
Q
-is
A
structure, thing
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Q
-ist
A
specialist
25
-itis
inflammation
26
-logy
process of study
27
-malacia
softening
28
-megaly
enlargement
29
-meter
instrument to measure
30
-metry
measuring
31
-ole -ule
small, tiny
32
-oma
tumor, mass, swelling
33
-opsy
process of viewing
34
-osis
condition, usually abnormal
35
-ous
pertaining to
36
-pathy
disease condition
37
-pexy
suspension, fixation
38
-plasty
surgical repair of
39
-ptosis
prolapse, drooping
40
-rrhage, -rrhagia
bursting forth
41
-rrhaphy
suturing
42
-rrhea
discharge, flow
43
-rrhexis
rupture
44
-sclerosis
abnormal condition of hardening
45
-scope
instrument to visually examine
46
-scopy
process of visually examining
47
-sis
state of; condition
48
-spasm
spasm; sudden involuntary contraction
49
-stenosis
abnormal condition of narrowing
50
-stomy
making a new opening
51
-tome
instrument to cut
52
-tomy
process of cutting, incision
53
-tripsy
crushing
54
-tripter
machine to crush
55
-trite
instrument to crush
56
-um
structure, thing membrane
57
-y
condition, process of
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-genic
pertaining to produced by
59
-iasis
abnormal condition
60
-idium
small one
61
-itis
inflammation
62
-oid
resembling, like
63
-osis
abnormal or diseased condition
64
-zoa
animal
65
blast/o
embryonic
66
chem/o
drug, chemical
67
derm/o
skin
68
mut/a
change
69
myel/o
bone marrow
70
nod/o
nodule
71
onc/o
tumor
72
sarc/o
connective tissue
73
terat/o
deformity
74
-agon
assemble, gather together
75
-emia
blood condition
76
-in, -ine
a substance
77
-tropin
stimulating the function of
78
-uria
urine condition
79
-leptic
to seize hold of
80
-mania
obsessive
81
-phobia
fear
82
-phoria
feeling
83
-thymia
mind
84
-algia
pain
85
-derma
skin
86
-esis
condition
87
-lysis
breakdown; separation; destruction; loosening
88
-ose
full of; pertaining to; sugar
89
-osis
condition, usually abnormal
90
-ous
pertaining to
91
-plakia
plaque
92
-plasty
surgical repair
93
-rrhea
flow; discharge
94
-asthenia
lack of strength
95
-blast
embryonic cell
96
-clast
to break
97
-desis
to bind, tie together
98
-listhesis
slipping
99
-malacia
softening
100
-physis
to grow
101
-porosis
pore, passage
102
-stenosis
narrowing
103
-tome
instrument to cut
104
-trophy
development, nourishment
