Suffixes Flashcards
(53 cards)
1
Q
-ac
A
pertaining to
2
Q
-al
A
pertaining to
3
Q
-ar
A
pertaining to
4
Q
-ary
A
pertaining to
5
Q
-ic
A
pertaining to
6
Q
-ide
A
pertaining to
7
Q
-ous
A
pertaining to
8
Q
-ia
A
condition
9
Q
-ism
A
condition
10
Q
-ium
A
tissue, structure
11
Q
-y
A
condition, procedure
12
Q
-scope
A
instument to look
13
Q
-scopy
A
process of looking
14
Q
-ole
A
small
15
Q
-ule
A
small
16
Q
-ula
A
small
17
Q
-tomy
A
incision
18
Q
-iatrics
A
medical science
19
Q
-iatry
A
medical science
20
Q
-logist
A
specialist in the study of
21
Q
-logy
A
study of
22
Q
-algia
A
pain
23
Q
-dynia
A
pain
24
Q
-desis
A
binding, fixation
25
-ectomy
removal
26
-cele
hernia
27
-emia
blood condition
28
-iasis
presence of
29
-itis
infalmmation
30
-lysis
loosen, break down, destruction
31
-malacia
abnormal softening
32
-megaly
enlargement
33
-oid
resembling
34
-oma
tumor
35
-osis
condition
36
-pathy
disease
37
-penia
deficiency
38
-pexy
surgical fixation
39
-plasty
reconstruction
40
-ptosis
drooping
41
-rrhage
excessive flow
42
-rrhagia
excessive flow
43
-rhea
flow
44
-rrhexis
rupture
45
-spasm
involuntary contraction
46
-centesis
puncture
47
-gram
written record
48
-graph
intrument to record
49
-graphy
process of recording
50
-meter
instrument to measure
51
-metry
process of measuring
52
-rrhaphy
suture
53
-stomy
creation of an opening
