Suffixes Flashcards
(160 cards)
1
Q
-ac, -al, -ar, -ary, -eal, -ial, -ic, -ous
A
pertaining to
2
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-agra
A
excessive pain
3
Q
-algia
A
pain
4
Q
-gram
A
record
5
Q
-graph
A
instrument used to record
6
Q
-graphy
A
process of recording
7
Q
-ia
A
condition of diseased or abnormal state
8
Q
-iatry
A
physician, treatment
9
Q
-phagia
A
eating, swallowing
10
Q
-philia
A
love, attraction
11
Q
-phily
A
love
12
Q
-phobia
A
abnormal fear of
13
Q
-phonia
A
sound or voice
14
Q
-apheresis
A
removal
15
Q
-ician
A
one who
16
Q
-ictal
A
seizure, attack
17
Q
-ism
A
state of
18
Q
-itis
A
inflammation
19
Q
-lepsy
A
seizure
20
Q
-lysis
A
loosening, separating
21
Q
-phoria
A
feeling
22
Q
-physis
A
growth
23
Q
-plasia
A
formation, development
24
Q
-plasm
A
growth, substance
25
-plasty
surgical repair
26
-plegia
paralysis
27
-ase
enzyme
28
-asthenia
removal
29
-atresia
absence of normal body opening
30
-capnia
carbon dioxide
31
-cele
hernia
32
-centesis
surgical puncture to aspirate fluid
33
-cidal
killing
34
-lytic
destroy
35
-malacia
softening
36
-mania
madness
37
-megaly
enlargement
38
-meter
instrument used to measure
39
-metry
measurement
40
-morph
form, shape
41
-pnea
breathing
42
-poiesis
formation
43
-prandial
meal
44
-praxia
in front of, before
45
-ptosis
drooping, sagging
46
-ptysis
spitting
47
-clasia
break
48
-clysis
irrigating
49
-coccus
berry shaped
50
-crine
secrete, separate
51
-crit
separating
52
-cyte
cell
53
-odia
smell
54
-odynia
pain
55
-oid
resembling
56
-oma
tumor, swelling
57
-opia
vision
58
-salpinx
fallopian tube
59
-sarcoma
malignant tumor
60
-schisis
split, fissure
61
-sclerosis
hardening
62
-scope
instrument for visual examination
63
-scopy
visual examination
64
-scopic
visual examination
65
-desis
surgical binding
66
-drome
running
67
-ectasis
dilation
68
-ectomy
surgical removal
69
-ectopia
displacement
70
-emesis
vomiting
71
-emia
blood condition
72
-opsy
to view
73
-rhagia
rapid flow of blood
74
-rrhaphy
suturing, repairing
75
-rrhea
excessive discharge
76
-rrhexis
rupture
77
-osis
abnormal condition
78
-ostomy
artificial opening
79
-sepsis
infection
80
-sis
state of
81
-spasm
sudden, involuntary muscle contraction
82
-stasis
control, stop
83
-stalsis
contraction
84
-stenosis
constriction
85
-thorax
chest
86
-er
one who
87
-esis
condition
88
-iasis
condition
89
-gen
substance that produces
90
-gensis
origin
91
-genic
producing
92
-otomy
cut into
93
-paresis
slight paralysis
94
-pathy
disease
95
-penia
difficiency
96
-pepsia
digestion
97
-pexy
surgical fixation
98
-tocia
birth
99
-tome
instrument used to cut
100
-tripsy
surgical crushing
101
-trophy
nourishment
102
-plasia
development, growth
103
-ia
state, condition
104
-lithesis
slipping
105
medull/o
inner portion
106
-ic
pertaining to
107
-an
pertaining to
108
-ous
pertaining to
109
-nic
pertaining to
110
-ine
pertaining to
111
ary
pertaining to
112
-tic
pertaining to
113
-ior
pertaining to
114
-iac
pertaining to
115
-atic
pertaining to
116
-ac
pertaining to
117
-ory
pertaining to
118
-ile
pertaining to
119
-ose
pertaining to
120
-acity
quality of
121
-ade
act, process, product
122
-age
action or process
123
-an
relating or belonging to
124
-ance
state or quality of
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-ant
inclined to
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-ar
of or relating to
127
-arium
place for
128
-ate
state or quality of
129
-ation
action or process
130
-ative
tending to
131
-cy
state, condition, or quality
132
-dom
condition of, state, realm
133
-ence
state or condition
134
-ency
condition or quality
135
-etic
relating to
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-fy
make, cause
137
-ial/-ian
relating to
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-iasis
diseased condition
139
-ible
able to be
140
-ic
relating to
141
-ile
relating to
142
-ine
relating to
143
-ion
action or process
144
-ious
having the qualities of
145
-ism
state or quality
146
-ity
state, condition, or quality
147
-ive
inclined to, quality of
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-ize
cause, treat, become
149
-let
version of
150
-ly
in what manner
151
-ment
action, result
152
-ness
state or quality
153
-opsy
examination
154
-osis
process, diseased condition
155
-ous
full of
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-sect
to cut
157
-sion
state or quality
158
-some
characterized by
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-th
state or quality
160
-tion
state or quality
