Suffixes Flashcards
(121 cards)
1
Q
-ac
A
pertaining to
2
Q
-gram
A
record, recording
3
Q
-phagia
A
eating, swallowing
4
Q
-al
A
pertaining to
5
Q
-graph
A
instrument used to record
6
Q
-philia
-phily
A
love
7
Q
-ar
A
pertaining to
8
Q
-graphy
A
process of recording
9
Q
-ary
A
pertaining to
10
Q
-ia
A
condition of diseased or abnormal state
11
Q
-phobia
A
abnormal fear to specific objects
12
Q
-eal, -ial
A
pertaining to
13
Q
-iatry
A
physician, treatment
14
Q
-phonia
A
sound, voice
15
Q
-ial
A
pertaining to
16
Q
- ician
A
one who
17
Q
-phoria
A
feeling
18
Q
-ic
A
pertaining to
19
Q
-ictal
A
seizure, attack
20
Q
-physis
A
growth
21
Q
-ous
A
pertaining to
22
Q
-ism
A
state of
23
Q
-plasia
A
formation, development, growth
24
Q
-agra
A
excessive pain
25
-itis
inflammation
26
-plasm
growth, substance, formation
27
-algia
pain
28
-lepsy
seizure
29
-plasty
plastic or surgical repair
30
-apheresis
removal
31
-lysis
loosening, dissolution, separating
32
-plegia
paralysis
33
-ase
enzyme
34
-lytic
destroy, reduce
35
-pnea
breathing
36
-asthenia
weakness
37
-malacia
softening
38
-poiesis
formation, production
39
-atresia
absence of normal body opening, occlusion, closure
40
-mania
madness
41
-porosis
passage
42
-capnia
carbon dioxide
43
-megaly
enlargement
44
-prandial
meal
45
-cele
hernia, protusion
46
-meter
instrument used to measure
47
-praxia
in front of, before
48
-centesis
surgical PUNCTURE
49
-metry
process of measuring, measurement
50
-ptosis
dropping, sagging
51
-cidl
killing
52
-morph
form, shape
53
-ptysis
spitting
54
-clasia
break
55
-odia
smell
56
-salpinx
fallopian tube
57
-clast
break
58
-odynia
pain
59
-sarcoma
malignant tumor
60
-clysis
irrigation, washing
61
-oid
resembling
62
-schisis
split, fissure
63
-coccus
berryshaped (form of bacterium)
64
-ologist
one who studies and practices (specialist)
65
-sclerosis
hardening
66
-crine
secrete, separate
67
-ology
study of
68
-scope
instrument used for visual examination
69
-crit
to separate
70
-oma
tumor, swelling
71
-scopy
process of visual examining
72
-cyte
cell
73
-opia
vision (condition)
74
-scopic
visual examination
75
-desis
surgical FIXATION
76
-opsy
to view
77
-sepsis
infection
78
-drome
run, running
79
-orrhagia
rapid flow of blood
80
-sis
state of
81
-ectasis
stretching out, dilation, expansion
82
-orrhaphy
suturing, repairing
83
-spasm
sudden, involuntary muscle contraction
84
-ectomy
surgical removal or excision
85
-orrhea
flow, excessive discharge
86
-stasis
control, stop
87
-ectopia
displacement
88
-orrhexis
rupture
89
-stalsis
contraction
90
-emesis
vomitting
91
-osis
abnormal condition
92
-stenosis
constriction, narrowing
93
-emia
blood condition
94
-ostomy
creation of artificial opening
95
-thorax
chest
96
-er
one who
97
-otomy
cut into or incision
98
-tocia
birth, labor
99
-esis
condiiton
100
-oxia
oxygen
101
-tome
instrument used to cut
102
-iasis
condition
103
-paresis
slight paralysis
104
-tripsy
surgical crushing
105
-gen
substance or agent that produces of causes
106
-pathy
disease
107
-trophy
nourishment
108
-genesis
origin, cause
109
-penia
deficiency, lack of, abnormal reduction in number
110
-ule
little
111
-genic
producing, originating, causing
112
-pepsia
digestion
113
-uria
urine, urinating
114
-pexy
surgical fixation
115
-blast, -blasto
bud, germ
116
-dynia
pain, swelling
117
-ity
pertaining to
118
-ium
structure or tissue
119
-lysis, -lytic
break down, destruction, dissolving
120
-phasia
speech
121
-rrhage
bleeding
