suffixes Flashcards
(30 cards)
1
Q
al
A
pertaining to -neural
2
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algia
A
pain -arthralgia
3
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cyte
A
cell -leukocyte
4
Q
ectomy
A
cutting out -gastrectomy
5
Q
aemia
A
blood condition -leukaemia
6
Q
globin
A
protein -haemoglobin
7
Q
gram
A
record
8
Q
ia
A
condition -arthrogram
9
Q
ic
A
pertaining to
10
Q
ism
A
condition -gastric
11
Q
itis
A
inflammation
12
Q
logist
A
specialist in the study of
13
Q
logy
A
study of -dermatologist
14
Q
oma
A
tumor
15
Q
opsy
A
to view - biopsy
16
Q
scopy
A
process of visual examination -arthroscopy
17
Q
sis
A
state of -prognosis
18
Q
tomy
A
cutting into -neurotomy
19
Q
centesis
A
puncturing/draining -amniocentesis
20
Q
genic
A
causing -carcinogenic
21
Q
iatrics
A
specialty -geriatrics
22
Q
lysis
A
destruction -paralysis
23
Q
phagia
A
swallowing -dysphagia
24
Q
phasia
A
speech -aphasia
25
phobia
fear -agoraphobia
26
philic
attraction to -hydrophilic
27
philic
attraction to -hydrophilic
28
plasty
surgical repair
29
osis
abnormal condition -nephrosis
30
scope
instrument to visually examine -gastroscope
