Suffix Flashcards
1
Q
-a
A
no meaning
2
Q
-ac
A
pertaining to
3
Q
-ad
A
toward
4
Q
-al
A
pertaining to
5
Q
-algia
A
pain
6
Q
-amnios
A
amnion, amniotic fluid
7
Q
-apheresis
A
removal
8
Q
-ar
A
pertaining to
9
Q
-ary
A
pertaining to
10
Q
-asthenia
A
weakness
11
Q
-cele
A
hernia or protrusion
12
Q
-centesis
A
surgical puncture to aspirate fluid
13
Q
-cleisis
A
surgical closure
14
Q
-coccus / pl. -cocci
A
berry-shaped (clusters) (form of bacterium)
15
Q
-cyesis
A
pregnancy
16
Q
-cyte
A
cell
17
Q
-desis
A
surgical fixation, fusion
18
Q
-drome
A
run, running
19
Q
-e
A
no meaning
20
Q
-eal
A
pertaining to
21
Q
-ectasis
A
stretching out, dilation, expansion
22
Q
-ectomy
A
excision or surgical removal
23
Q
-emia
A
in the blood
24
Q
-esis
A
condition
25
-gen
substance or agent that produces or causes
26
-genic
producing, originating, causing
27
-gram
the record, radiographic imaging
28
-graph
instrument used to record; the record
29
-graphy
process of recording, radiographic imaging
30
-ia
diseased or abnormal state, the condition of
31
-iasis
condition
32
-iatrist
specialist, physician
33
-iatry
treatment, specialty
34
-ic
pertaining to
35
-ictal
seizure, attack
36
-ior
pertaining to
37
-is
no meaning
38
-ism
state of
39
-itis
inflammation of
40
-logist
one who studies and treats (specialist, physician)
41
-logy
study of
42
-lysis
loosening, dissolution, separating
43
-malacia
softening
44
-megaly
enlargement
45
-meter
instrument used to measure
46
-metry
measurement
47
-oid
resembling
48
-oma
tumor, swelling
49
-opia
vision (condition)
50
-opsy
view of, viewing
51
-osis
abnormal condition (means "increase" when used with blood cell word roots)
52
-ous
pertaining to
53
-paresis
slight paralysis
54
-pathy
disease
55
-penia
abnormal reduction in number
56
-pepsia
digestion
57
-pexy
surgical fixation, suspension
58
-phagia
eating or swallowing
59
-phobia
abnormal fear of or aversion to specific things
60
-physis
growth
61
-plasia
condition of formation, development, growth
62
-plasm
growth, substance, formation
63
-plasty
surgical repair
64
-plegia
paralysis
65
-pnea
breathing
66
-poiesis
formation
67
-ptosis
drooping, sagging, prolapse
68
-rrhagia
rapid flow of blood, excessive bleeding
69
-rrhaphy
suturing, repairing
70
-rrhea
flow, discharge
71
-rrhexis
rupture
72
-salpinx
uterine tube (fallopian tube)
73
-sarcoma
malignant tumor
74
-schisis
split, fissure
75
-sclerosis
hardening
76
-scope
instrument used for visual examination
77
-scopic
pertaining to visual examination
78
-scopy
visual examination
79
-sis
state of
80
-spasm
sudden, involuntary muscle contraction
81
-stasis
control, stop, standing
82
-stenosis
constriction, narrowing
83
-stomy
creation of an artificial opening
84
-thorax
chest, chest cavity
85
-tocia
birth, labor
86
-tome
instrument used to cut
87
-tomy
cut into, incision
88
-tripsy
surgical crushing
89
-trophy
nourishment, development
90
-um
no meaning
91
-uria
urine, urination
92
