suffixes Flashcards
1
Q
-ac
-al
A
pertaining to
2
Q
-algia
A
pain
3
Q
-cyte
A
cell
4
Q
-ectomy
A
excision, removal
5
Q
-emia
A
blood condition
6
Q
-genic
A
pertaining to producing, produced by, or produced in
7
Q
-globin
A
protein
8
Q
-gram
A
record
9
Q
-ic
-ical
A
pertaining to
10
Q
-ion
A
process
11
Q
-ist
A
specialist
12
Q
-itis
A
inflammation
13
Q
-logy
A
process of study
14
Q
-oma
A
tumor, mass, swelling
15
Q
-opsy
A
process of viewing
16
Q
-osis
A
condition
(usually abnormal)
17
Q
-pathy
A
disease condition
18
Q
-scope
A
instrument to visually examine
19
Q
-scopy
A
process of visually examining
20
Q
-sis
A
state of; condition
21
Q
-tomy
A
process of cutting, incision
22
Q
-y
A
process, condition
23
Q
-eal
-iac
-ior
A
pertaining to
24
Q
-ism
A
process, condition
25
-ose
pertaining to, full of
26
-plasm
formation
27
-somes
bodies
28
-type
picture, classification
29
-algia
pain
30
-cele
hernia
31
-centesis
puncture to remove fluid
32
-coccus
-cocci
berry-shaped bacterium
33
-dynia
pain
34
-ectomy
excision, removal, resection
35
-emia
blood condition
36
-genesis
condition of producing, forming
37
-gram
record
38
-graph
instrument for recording
39
-graphy
process of recording
40
-itis
inflammation
41
-lysis
breakdown, destruction, seperation
42
-malcia
softening
43
-megaly
enlargment
44
-oma
tumor, mass, collection of fluid
45
-opsy
to view
46
-osis
condition, usualy abnormal
47
-pathy
disease condition
48
-penia
deficiency
49
-phobia
fear
50
-plasia
development, growth, formation
51
-plasty
surgical repair
52
-ptosis
drooping, falling, prolapse
53
-rrhea
flow, discharge
54
-sclerosis
hardening
55
-scope
instrument for visual examination
56
-scopy
process of visual examination (with an endoscope)
57
-stasis
controlling, stopping
58
-stomy
opening to form a mouth
59
-therapy
treatment
60
-tomy
incision, cutting into
61
-trophy
development, nourishment
62
-er
one who
63
-ai
condition
64
-ist
specialist
65
-oid
resembling, derived from
66
-ole
little, small
67
-ule
little, small
68
-um, -ium
structure, tissue
69
-us
structure, substance
70
-y
process, condition
71
-ac, iac, al
pertaining to
72
-ar, -ary
pertaining to
73
-eal, -ic, -ical
pertaining to
74
-genic
produced by or in
75
-ose
pertaining to, full of
76
-crine
secrete
77
-drome
run
78
-fusion
combining together
79
-gen
substance that produces
80
-lapse
slide, fall, sag
81
-lysis
breakdown, destruction, seperation
82
-meter
measure
83
-mission
send
84
-or
one who
85
-oxia
oxygen
86
-partum
birth, labor
87
-phoria
bear, carry; feeling (mental state)
88
-physis
grow
89
-plasia
development, formation, growth
90
-plasm
structure, or formation
91
-pnea
breathing
92
-ptom
happening, occurance
93
-ptosis
falling drooping, prolapse
94
-ase
enzyme
95
-chezia
defecation
96
-iasis
abnormal condition
97
-prandial
meal
98
-ectasia
-ectasis
dilation, widening
99
-emesis
vomiting
100
-pepsia
digestion
101
-phagia
eating, swallowing
102
-plasty
surgical repair
103
-ptysis
spitting
104
-rrage
-rrhagia
bursting forth (blood)
105
-rraphy
suture
106
-spasm
involuntary contraction of muscles
107
-stasis
stopping, controlling
108
-stenosis
narrowing, tightening
109
-tresia
opening
110
-poietin
substance that forms
111
-tripsy
crushing
112
-uria
urination, urine condition
