Suffix Flashcards
1
Q
-al
A
pertaining to
2
Q
-algia
A
pain
3
Q
-ar
A
pertaining to
4
Q
-ary
A
pertaining to
5
Q
-ation
A
pertaining to
6
Q
-cele
A
hernia/protrusion
7
Q
-centesis
A
surgical puncture to remove fluid
8
Q
-cision
A
process of cutting
9
Q
-crine
A
secretion
10
Q
-cyte
A
cell
11
Q
-dipsia
A
thirst
12
Q
-drome
A
to run/occur
13
Q
-duction
A
movement
14
Q
-eal
A
pertaining to
15
Q
-ectasis
A
dilation/expansion
16
Q
-ectomy
A
surgical removal/excision
17
Q
-emia
A
blood (condition)
18
Q
-gen
A
to produce
19
Q
-genic
A
produced unexpectedly by treatment
20
Q
-globin
A
protein
21
Q
-gram
A
record
22
Q
-graphy
A
process of recording
23
Q
-ia
A
pertaining to
24
Q
-ic
A
pertaining to
25
-ignant
cancerous
26
-ior
pertaining to
27
-is
identity
28
-ism
condition/process
29
-ist
specialist
30
-itis
inflammation
31
-ium
pertaining to
32
-lapse
to fall/slide
33
-logist
one who studies
34
-logy
the study of
35
-luxation
displacement/dislocation
36
-lysis
separation/breakdown/destruction
37
-lytic
destruction
38
-megaly
enlargement
39
-mission
to send
40
-mortem
death
41
-oma
tumor/mass
42
-opsy
view
43
-osis
(abnormal) condition
44
-ous
pertaining to
45
-partum
birth
46
-pathy
disease/condition
47
-pexy
surgical fixation
48
-phagia
to eat/swallow
49
-phasia
to speak
50
-plasm
formation
51
-plasty
surgical repair
52
-plegia
paralysis
53
-pnea
breathing
54
-rrhage/-rrhagia
bursting forth of blood
55
-rrhea
flow/discharge
56
-sclerosis
hardening
57
-scope
an instrument to view
58
-scopy
process of visual examination
59
-section
cutting into an rogan
60
-sis
state of being
61
-stasis
to stand/place/stop/control
62
-stomy
artificial opening (permanent)
63
-tension
pressure
64
-therapy
treatment
65
-thesis
to put/place
66
-tic
pertaining to
67
-tomy
process of cutting/incision (temporary)
68
-tropy
development/nourishment
69
-um
structure
70
-uria
condition of urine
71
-y
condition of process
