Suffixes Flashcards
1
Q
-ac
A
pertaining to
2
Q
-al
A
pertaining to
3
Q
-algesia
A
sensitive to pain
4
Q
-algia
A
pain
5
Q
-blast
A
immature
6
Q
-cele
A
herniation
7
Q
-centesis
A
surgical puncture
8
Q
-cide
A
agent that kills
9
Q
-cliasis
A
intentional breaking up of
10
Q
-cyte
A
cell
11
Q
-desis
A
binding of
12
Q
-dynia
A
pain
13
Q
-ectomy
A
removal of
14
Q
-emia
A
blood condition
anemia - lack of blood
15
Q
-esis
A
condition of
16
Q
-genesis
A
formation of
17
Q
-graphy
A
process of recording
18
Q
-ia
A
condition
19
Q
-ic
A
pertaining to
20
Q
-ical
A
pertaining to
21
Q
-ile
A
pertaining to
22
Q
-ism
A
condition
23
Q
-itis
A
inflammation of
24
Q
-lith
A
stone
25
-lys
destroy
26
-lysis
destruction
27
-mania
mental disorder
28
-megaly
enlargement
29
-ectasia
stretching or dilating
30
-oid
resembling
31
-ole
small
32
-oma
tumor
33
-opia
visual condition
34
-osis
condition
35
-otomy
incision
36
-path
disease
37
-pathy
disease
38
-penia
lack of, deficiency
39
-philia
attracted to
40
-phobia
fear of
41
-plasty
surgical repair
42
-plegia
paralysis
43
-pnea
respiration, breathing
44
-ptosis
Drooping, dropping down, fall
45
-ptysis
spitting, cough
46
-rrhagia
excessive flow
47
-rrhea
profuse flow or discharge
48
-sis
unusual condition of
49
-scope
exam instrument
50
-scopy
examine with a scope
51
-stasis
maintain a constant level
52
-stomy
surgical opening
53
-tic
pertaining to
54
-tomy
cut into
55
-tripsy
intentional crushing
56
-ula
small
57
-ule
small
58
-uria
characteristics of urine
