Suffix Flashcards
(90 cards)
1
Q
-able
A
able to capable of
2
Q
-aemia
A
blood
3
Q
-aesthesia
A
sensibility, sense-perception
4
Q
-agra
A
attack, sudden severe pain
5
Q
-al
A
characterised, pertaining to
6
Q
-algia
A
pain
7
Q
-an
A
belonging to, pertaining to
8
Q
-ase
A
catalyst, enzyme, ferment
9
Q
-asis
A
state of
10
Q
-blast
A
cell
11
Q
-caval
A
pertaining to venae cavae
12
Q
-cele
A
tumour, swelling
13
Q
-centesis
A
to puncture
14
Q
-cide
A
destructive, killing
15
Q
-coccus
A
spherical cell
16
Q
-clysis
A
infusion, injection
17
Q
-cule
A
little
18
Q
-cyte
A
cell
19
Q
-derm
A
skin-
20
Q
-desis
A
to bind together
21
Q
-dynia
A
pain
22
Q
-ectasis
A
dilation, extension
23
Q
-ectomy
A
removal of
24
Q
-facient
A
making
25
-form
having the form of
26
-fuge
expelling
27
-genesis
formatin, origin
28
-genetic
formatio, origin
29
-genic
capable of causing
30
-gogue
increasing flow
31
-gram
a tracing
32
-graph
description, treatise, writing
33
-iasis
condition of, state
34
-iatric
practice of healing
35
-itis
inflammation of
36
-kinesis
motion
37
-kinetic
motion
38
-lith
calculus, tone
39
-lithiasis
presence of stones
40
-logy
science of, study of
41
-lysis
break down of cells, disintegration
42
-lytic
break down of cells, disintegration (refers to lysis or a lysin)
43
-malacia
softening
44
-megaly
enlargement
45
-meter
measure
46
-morph
form
47
-ogen
precursor
48
-odynia
pain
49
-oid
likeness, resemblance
50
-ol
alcohol
51
-ology
the study of
52
-oma
tumour
53
-opia
eye
54
-opsy
looking
55
-ose
sugar
56
-osis
condition, disease, excess
57
-ostomy
to form an opening or outlet
58
-ous
like, having the nature
59
-pathy
disease
60
-penia
lack of
61
-pexy
fixation
62
-phage
ingesting
63
-phagia
swallowing
64
-phasia
-speech
65
-philia
affinity for, loving
66
-phobia
fear
67
-phylaxis
protection
68
-plasty
reconstructive surgery
69
-plegia
paralysis
70
-pneoa
breathing
71
-rhage
to burst forth
72
-poiesis
making
73
-rhaphy
suturing
74
-rheoa
excessive discharge
75
-rhythmia
rhythm
76
-saccharide
basic carbohydrate molecule
77
-scope
instrument for visual examination
78
-scopy
to examine visually
79
-somatic
pertaining to the body
80
-somy
pertaining to chromosomes
81
-sonic
sound
82
-stasis
stagnation, cessation of movement
83
-sthenia
strength outlet
84
-taxia
arrangement, coordination, order
85
-taxis
arrangement, coordination, order
86
-taxy
arrangement, coordination, order
87
-tome
cutting instrument
88
-tomy
incision of
89
-trophy
nourish, nourishment, growth (also turning?)
90
-uria
urine
