Suffixes Flashcards
(46 cards)
1
Q
-algia
A
pain
2
Q
-cele
A
herniation
3
Q
-dynia
A
pain
4
Q
-emia
A
blood condition
5
Q
-ia
A
condition
6
Q
-itis
A
inflammation
7
Q
-malacia
A
softening
8
Q
-megaly
A
enlargement
9
Q
-oma
A
tumor, mass
10
Q
-osis
A
abnormal condition
11
Q
-pathy
A
disease process
12
Q
-ptosis
A
prolapse, drooping, sagging
13
Q
-rrhage, -rrhagia
A
bursting forth
14
Q
-rrhea
A
discharge, flow
15
Q
-rrhexis
A
rupture
16
Q
-sclerosis
A
abnormal condition of hardening
17
Q
-stenosis
A
abnormal condition of narrowing
18
Q
-icle, -ole, -ule
A
small, tiny
19
Q
-is
A
structure, thing
20
Q
-um
A
structure, thing, membrane
21
Q
-y
A
process of
22
Q
-ac, -al, -ar, -ary, -eal, -ic, -ous
A
pertaining to
23
Q
-graphy
A
process of recording
24
Q
-metry
A
process of measuring
25
-opsy
process of viewing
26
-oscopy
process of viewing
27
-ectomy
removal, resection, excision
28
-plasty
surgical repair
29
--rrhaphy
suture
30
-stomy
new opening
31
-tomy
incision, cutting
32
-tripsy
crushing
33
-graph
instrument to record
34
-meter
instrument to measure
35
-scope
instrument to view
36
-tome
instrument to cut
37
-tripter
machine to crush
38
-trite
instrument to crush
39
-er
one who
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-iatrician
one who specializes in treatment
41
-iatrics
treatment
42
-iatrist
one who specializes in treatment
43
-iatry
process of treatment
44
-ist
one who specializes
45
-logist
one who specializes in the study of
46
-logy
study of
