Prelim | Suffixes Flashcards
1
Q
Suffixes as noun endings
A
-a
-e
-um
-us
-y
2
Q
Pertaining to
A
-ac
-ad
-al
-an
-ar
-ary
-eal
-iac
-ic
-ical
-ine
-ior
-lie
-ous
-tic
3
Q
-ose
A
Pertaining to, sugar
4
Q
-form
A
Resembling in the shape of
5
Q
-oid, -ory
A
Resembling or like
6
Q
-ole, -ule, -cle
A
Little, small
7
Q
-centesis
A
Proceudre to remove fluid
8
Q
-desis
A
Binding, fusion
9
Q
-ectomy
A
Surgical removal, excision
10
Q
-pexy
A
Surgical fixation
11
Q
-plasty
A
Plastic repair, reconstruction
12
Q
-rrhaphy
A
Surgical repair, suture
(ex. myorrhaphy: surgical suturing of a muscles)
13
Q
-stomy
A
Surgical creation of opening
14
Q
-tome
A
Instrument for incising
15
Q
-tomy
A
Incision, cutting
16
Q
-tripsy
A
Crushing
17
Q
-algia
A
Pain
18
Q
-algesia
A
Sensitive to pain
19
Q
-dynia
A
Pain
20
Q
-cele
A
Hernia, tumor, swell
21
Q
-cision
A
Process of cutting
22
Q
-clasis, -clasis, -clast
A
Br(e?)aking
23
Q
-itis
A
Inflammation
24
Q
-megaly
A
Enlargement
25
-oma
Tumor
26
-paresis
Weakness
27
-pathy
Disease of
28
-penia
Lack of
29
-puncture
Pierce
30
-rrhage
Hemorrhage
31
-rrhea
Flow, discharge
32
-rrhexis
Rupture
33
-schiasis
Fissure, splitting
34
-graphy
Process of producing a picture./ record
35
-gram
Picture, record
36
-meter
Insrument
37
-metry
Process of measurement
38
-scope
Instrument for viewing/ examining
39
-scopy
Visual eamination
40
-section
Cut
41
-centesis
Puncture to remove fluid
