Suffix Flashcards
1
Q
-itis
A
inflammation
2
Q
-paresis
A
weakness
3
Q
-plegia
A
paralysis, drooping
4
Q
-rrhea
A
discharge/flow
5
Q
-edema
A
swelling
6
Q
-odynia
A
pain/discomfort
7
Q
-spasm
A
muscle contraction
8
Q
-rrhage/rrhagia
A
excessive flow/discharge
9
Q
-algia
A
pertaining to pain
10
Q
-ac
A
pertaining to
11
Q
-asthen/o
A
weakness
12
Q
-ectomy
A
excision/ surgical removal of
13
Q
-emia
A
pertaining to the presence of a substance in the blood
14
Q
-acusis
A
hearing
15
Q
-cusis
A
hearing
16
Q
-otia
A
ear condition
17
Q
-phobia
A
pertaining to an irrational fear
18
Q
-tropia
A
turning
19
Q
-sis
A
condition/ state of
20
Q
-logy
A
study of
21
Q
-malacia
A
softening
22
Q
-meter
A
measure
23
Q
-metry
A
process of measuring
24
Q
-oma
A
tumor, swelling
25
-opia
vision
26
-opsia
vision
27
-opsy
to view
28
-pathy
system for treating disease
29
-ism, -al
condition
30
-ium
tissue
31
-plasty
plastic surgery/repair
32
-ptosis
drooping, prolapse, downward displacement
33
-scope
instrument of examination
34
-scopy
examination with an instrument
35
-ician
specialist
36
-ary
pertaining to
37
-ic
pertaining to
38
-ous
pertaining to
39
-caine
anesthetic
40
-lysis
decline, disintergration
41
-pexy
surgical fixation
42
-ectasis
dilation/stretching
