Suffixes Flashcards
1
Q
-ac, -al, -ar, -ary, -eal, -iac, -ic, -ical, -ous, -tic
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
-ion
A
process
10
Q
-ist
A
specialist
11
Q
-itis
A
inflammation
12
Q
-logy
A
process of study
13
Q
-oma
A
tumor, mass, swelling, collection of fluid
14
Q
-opsy
A
process of viewing
15
Q
-osis
A
condition, usually abnormal
16
Q
-pathy
A
disease condition
17
Q
-scope
A
instrument to visually examine
18
Q
-scopy
A
process of visually examining
19
Q
-sis
A
state of; condition
20
Q
-tomy
A
process of cutting, incision
21
Q
-y
A
process, condition
22
Q
-cele
A
hernia
23
Q
-centesis
A
surgical puncture to remove fluid
24
Q
-coccus, -cocci
A
berry-shaped bacterium (a
25
Q
-dynia
A
pain
26
Q
-genesis
A
condition of producing, forming
27
Q
-graph
A
instrument for recording
28
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-graphy
A
process of recording
