Suffixes Flashcards
(111 cards)
1
Q
-ectomy
A
Excision, removal
2
Q
-centesis
A
Surgical puncture
3
Q
-stomy
A
Forming an opening
4
Q
-tome
A
Instrument used for cutting
5
Q
-tomy
A
Incision, to cut into
6
Q
-desis
A
Bonding or stabilizing
7
Q
-rrhaphy
A
Suture, to repair a defect
8
Q
-pexy
A
Fixation, suspension
9
Q
-plasty
A
Formation, plastic repair
10
Q
-clasis
A
To break down, refracture
11
Q
-lysis
A
Loosening, freed from adhesions, destruction
12
Q
-tripsy
A
To crush
13
Q
-algia
A
Pain
14
Q
-cele
A
Hernia, swelling
15
Q
-dynia
A
Pain
16
Q
-ectasis
A
Dilation. Expansion
17
Q
-emia
A
Blood
18
Q
-gen
A
Beginning, origin
19
Q
-gram
A
A writing or tracing
20
Q
-iasis
A
Condition, formation of, presence of
21
Q
-itis
A
Inflammation
22
Q
-malacia
A
Softening
23
Q
-meter
A
Measure
24
Q
-oid
A
Resemble
25
-oma
Tumor
26
-osis
Abnormal Condition
27
-pathy
Disease
28
-penia
Decreased
29
-phagia
Eating, swallow
30
-phasia
Speech
31
-plegia
Paralysis
32
-phobia
Fear
33
-ptosis
Prolapse, falling, dropping
34
-rrhage
Burst forth
35
-rrhea
Discharge, flow
36
-sclerosis
Hardening
37
-scopy
Examination, view
38
-spasm
Involuntary contraction
39
-pnea
Breathing
40
-iac
Indicates a person afflicted with certain diseases or conditions
41
-ism
Abnormal condition
42
-ist
One who specializes
43
-y, -ity
Condition or process
44
-or, -er
One who specializes in the practice of
45
-ole
Minute/tiny
46
-icle
Small
47
-ule
Little
48
-agogue
Leading, inducing
49
-ance
Quality or act of
50
-cide
Killer
51
-ectasia
Dilation of, expansion of
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-form
Structure, form
53
-gen
Origin of
54
-ician, -ist
One charged with
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-ion
Act of, state of
56
-meter
Measure
57
-ology
Science of
58
-phylaxis
Protection
59
-poiesis
Production, formation of
60
-sthenia
Strength
61
-ure
Act, or result of action
62
-ac
Pertaining to
63
-acy
Pertaining to
64
-ad
Toward, in the direction of
65
-al
Pertaining to
66
-an
Pertaining to, related to, belonging to
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-ary
Related to, pertaining to
68
-facient
Making or causing to begin
69
-fugal
Driving or traveling away from
70
-ile
Having the qualities of or capability for
71
-trophy, -trophic
Related to nutrition, growth, development
72
-tropic
Turning toward or changing
73
-agra
Severe pain, seizure
74
-algia
Pain
75
-atresia
Abnormal, closure
76
-cele
Swelling, tumor
77
-cyst
Bladder like sac
78
-dom
State of being
79
-dynia
Pain
80
-ema
Swelling, distention
81
-ful
Full of, characterized
82
-hood
State, quality of, condition
83
-ia
A DiseaseD condition
84
-iasis
A DiseaseD condition
85
-id
Condition
86
-ism
Condition, act of, process of
87
-malacia
Softening
88
-ness
Quality of, state of
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-oma
Tumor
90
-osis
Action. State
91
-pathy
Suffering, disease
92
-penia
Deficiency
93
-philia
Love of
94
-phobia
Fear of
95
-ptosis
Dropping, downward placement
96
-ship
State of, quality of
97
-tonia
Stretching, under tension
98
-vert
Turn
99
-centesis
Puncture of a cavity
100
-cis
Cut
101
-clasis, -clasia
Breaking up
102
-cleisis
Closure
103
-gram
Record, stay of
104
-graphy
Act or method
105
-otomy
Cutting into
106
-pexy
Fixation
107
-plasty
Molding or shaping
108
-rrhaphy
Closure of by suture, repair
109
-sect
Cut
110
-tome
Instrument for cutting
111
-tripsy
Rubbing, crushing
