Suffixes Flashcards
1
Q
-ate
A
use, action
2
Q
-blast
A
immature cell, germ cell
3
Q
-ectasis
A
dilatation, dilation, distention
4
Q
-gen, -genesis, -genic
A
formation, produce
5
Q
-gram
A
weight, mark, record
6
Q
-ic
A
pertaining to, chemical
7
Q
-ive
A
nature if, quality of
8
Q
-lymph
A
serum, clear fluid
9
Q
-lysis
A
distruction, to separate
10
Q
-megaly
A
enlargement, large
11
Q
-penia
A
lack of, deficiency
12
Q
-plasm
A
a thing formed, plasma
13
Q
-plegia
A
stroke, paralysis
14
Q
-ptosis
A
prolapse, drooping
15
Q
-rrhea
A
flow, discharge
16
Q
-scopy
A
to view, examine
17
Q
-spasm
A
tension, spasm
18
Q
-stasis
A
control, stopping
19
Q
-staxia
A
dripping, tickling
20
Q
-trophy
A
nourishment, development
21
Q
-y
A
process, condition, pertaining to
22
Q
-algia, -dynia
A
pain
23
Q
-cele
A
hernia, tumor, swelling
24
Q
-emesis
A
vomiting
25
-itis
 inflammation
26
-lith
distruction, separation
27
-malacia
softening
28
-megaly
enlargement, large
29
-oid
resemble
30
-oma
tumor
31
-osis
condition of
32
-pathy
disease
33
-penia
deficiency
34
-phobia
fear
35
-plegia
paralysis, stroke
36
-ptosis
 drooping
37
-ptysis
spitting
38
-rrhage, -rrhagia
bursting forth
39
-rrhea
flow, discharge
40
-rrhexis
rupture
41
-centesis
surgical puncture
42
-desis
binding
43
-ectomy
excision
44
-gram
a weight, mark, record
45
-graph
to write, record
46
-graphy
recording
47
-meter
instrument to measure
48
-opsy
to view
49
-pexy
surgical fixation
50
-plasy
surgical repair
51
-rehaphy
suture
52
-scope
instrument
53
-scopy
to view
54
-stasis
control, stopping
55
-stomy
new opening
56
-tome
instrument to cut
57
-tomy
incision
58
-blast
 immature cell, germ cell
59
-cyte
cell
60
-ist
one who specializes, agent
61
-logy
study of
62
-phasia
to speak
63
-phagia
to eat
64
-plasia
formation, produce
65
-philia
 attraction
66
-phraxis
to obstruct
67
-physis
growth
68
-pnea
breathing
69
-poiesis
formation
70
-therapy
 treatment
71
-trophy
nourishment, development
72
-uria
urine
