Suffix Flashcards
(123 cards)
1
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Al
A
Pertaining to
2
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Algia
A
Pain
3
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Ar
A
Pertaining to
4
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Ary
A
Pertaining to
5
Q
Ation
A
Word ending that turns a verb into a noun
6
Q
Centesis
A
Puncture
7
Q
Clasia
A
Breakdown process leading to disease
8
Q
Cle
A
Diminutive suffix
9
Q
Desis
A
Binding together by disease process
10
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Dynia
A
Pain
11
Q
Eal
A
Pertaining to
12
Q
Ectomy
A
Cutting out of
13
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Ella
A
Diminutive suffix
14
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Emia
A
Present in blood, indicating disease
15
Q
Genesis
A
The process of creating
16
Q
Gram
A
A record of a test or procedure
17
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Graphy
A
A test or procedure
18
Q
ia
A
Disease
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ic
A
Pertaining to
20
Q
Ing
A
Word ending that makes the continuous tense (ongoing process)
21
Q
Ification
A
Word ending that turns a noun into a verb
22
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Ion
A
Word ending that turns a verb into a noun
23
Q
Is
A
Anatomical structure
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Ist
A
Someone who studies
25
Isis
Inflammation
26
ium
Anatomical structure
27
Logy
Study of
28
Lysis
Braking down; destroying
29
Malacia
Softening due to disease
30
Meter
Instrument for measuring
31
Oid
Looks like; resembles
32
Oma
Tumor
33
On
Unit of anatomical structure
34
Ory
Pertaining to
35
Osis
Process
36
Osity
Word ending that turns a noun into a adjective and back into a noun again
37
Ous
word ending that turns a noun into a adjective
38
Pathy
Disease process
39
Penia
Low levels of
40
Physis
Growth; form
41
Plasia
The process of molding or growing
42
Plasty
Surgical revision
43
Poiesis
Creation process
44
Ptosis
Drooping
45
Rrhaphy
Suturing
46
Scope
Instrument for looking inside
47
Sion
The state of
48
Sium
Anatomical word ending
49
Spasm
Involuntary contraction
50
Tomy
Cutting
51
Um
Us
Anatomical structure word ending
52
Y
Disease
53
Ate
Word ending that turns a noun into a adjective that means “showing”
54
Cele
Hernia
55
Ceous
Pertaining to
56
Dice
French ending which puts “to be” before the word
57
Ectasia
Dilated condition
58
Ema
Greek ending which puts “to be” before the word
59
Ene
Chemical name ending
60
Er
Word ending that turns a verb into a noun
61
Gen
Arising from
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Gen
Arising from
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Iasis
Presence of abnormality
64
Icle
Diminutive suffix
65
In
Chemical name ending for a protein
66
Ism
Belief; process word ending
67
Itic
Pertaining to
68
Itus
Latin suffix meaning the word takes the male gender
69
Ity
Turns a noun into a state of being
70
Ium
Anatomical structure
71
Ization
The process of
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Megaly
Enlargement due to disease
73
O
Spanish word ending
74
Ops
Face
75
Plasm
Growth; development
76
Rrhea
Abnormal flow
77
Scopy
The process of looking inside
78
Tion
Word ending that turns a verb into a noun
79
Trophy
Nourishment, growth
80
Ula
Ule
Diminutive suffix
81
ant
state of being
82
asis
state of being
83
ea
anatomical word ending
84
ellum
diminutive suffix (cerebellum=little brain)
85
ent
word ending that turns a verb into a noun
86
etic
a drug or condition causing a process
87
ial
pertaining to
88
iasis
presence of an abnormality
89
iatrist
clinician who studies
90
iatry
the act of studying
91
ication
pertaining to + word ending that turns a verb into a noun
92
icle
diminutive suffix
93
ient
word ending which indicates a ongoing condition
94
ist
someone who studies
95
ive
to go
96
logist
one who studies
97
lytic
substance that causes breakdown or destruction
98
metry
the act of measuring
99
pexy
surgical fixation
100
plegia
inability to move
101
ptosis
drooping
102
rrhag[e]
abnormal flow
103
stenosis
abnormal narrowing of an opening
104
stomy
creating an opening (or mouth) with surgery
105
tatic
pertaining to stretching
106
ter
noun ending
107
tic
pertaining to ; t added to make sound better
108
tome
instrument for cutting
109
trophic
pertaining to nurishment or growth
110
Amine
Chemical group
111
Bulum
Suffix forming the name of an instrument
112
Em
Present in blood
113
Genic
Giving rise to
114
Ine
Chemical name ending
115
Lith
Stone
116
Logist
One who studies
117
Lysis
Breaking down; destroying
118
Megaly
Enlargement due to disease
119
Rrhea
Abnormal flow
120
Sive
Capable of
121
Sterone
Chemical name ending
122
Tion
Word ending that turns a verb into a noun
123
Tommy
Cutting
