Suffixes Flashcards
(38 cards)
1
Q
-algia
A
pain
2
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-cele
A
hernia, tumor cavity
3
Q
-centesis
A
puncture
4
Q
-cutaneous
A
skin
5
Q
-cyte
A
cell
6
Q
-ectomy
A
surgical removal
7
Q
-emia
A
blood condition
8
Q
-gram
A
a record of data
9
Q
-gen
A
formation, origin
10
Q
-ian
A
specialist in field
11
Q
-iatry
A
field of study
12
Q
-itis
A
inflammation
13
Q
-lith
A
stone
14
Q
-ology
A
study of
15
Q
-ology
A
study of
16
Q
-lysis
A
dissolve, destroy
17
Q
-meter
A
instrument to measure
18
Q
-megaly
A
enlargement
19
Q
-oma
A
tumor
20
Q
-opia
A
eye condition
21
Q
-orrhea, -rrhea
A
discharge, flow
22
Q
-ostomy
A
surgical opening
23
Q
-pathy
A
disease in
24
Q
-penia
A
decrease in
25
-phagia
eating, swallowing
26
-phasia
speaking condition
27
-phobi
fear
28
-plasty
plastic surgery
29
-pnea
breathing
30
-poiesis
production
31
-ptosis
drooping
32
-rhage
brusting forth
33
-sclerosis
hardening
34
-scope
instrument for viewing
35
-scopy
inspection visually
36
-stasis
standing still
37
-stenosis
narrowing
38
-uria
urine
