Suffixes Flashcards
(46 cards)
1
Q
-al
A
Pertaining to
2
Q
-ase
A
Enzyme
3
Q
-blast
A
Budding
4
Q
-centesis
A
Surgical puncture
5
Q
-cidal
A
Causing death
6
Q
-clast
A
Broken
7
Q
-crit
A
To separate
8
Q
-cyte
A
Cell
9
Q
-ectomy
A
Excision or surgical removal
10
Q
-emia
A
Blood condition
11
Q
-emesis
A
Vomiting
12
Q
-gen, -genesis, -genic
A
Producing or causing
13
Q
-glia
A
Glue
14
Q
-gram
A
Record
15
Q
-ia
A
Condition of, diseased or abnormal state
16
Q
-iac, -ic, -ior
A
Pertaining to
17
Q
-ism
A
State of
18
Q
-itia, -itis
A
Inflammation
19
Q
-logy
A
The study of
20
Q
-lyte
A
Dissolvable
21
Q
-lytic
A
Destroy; reduce
22
Q
-mania
A
Madness
23
Q
-megaly
A
Enlargement
24
Q
-meter
A
Instrument used to measure
25
-odia
Smell
26
-ologist
One who studies or practices
27
-oma
Tumor or swelling
28
-opia
Vision
29
-opsy
To view
30
-orrhea
Flow, excessive discharge
31
-orrhexis
Rupture
32
-osis
Abnormal increase in production
33
-ostomy
Creation of an artificial opening
34
-otomy
Cut into or incision
35
-oxia
Oxygen
36
-pathy
Disease
37
-sclerosis
Hardening
38
-stenosis
Narrowing
39
-scope
Instrument used for visual examination
40
-scopy
Visual examination
41
-sepsis
Infection
42
-spasm
Sudden involuntary muscle contraction
43
-stasis
Control or stop
44
-tomy
Cutting
45
-tropic
Influencing
46
-aly
Condition
