Suffixes Flashcards
Common suffixes (question) and their meanings (answer). (52 cards)
1
Q
algia
A
pain
2
Q
cele
A
hernia
3
Q
coccus
A
berry-shaped bacteria
4
Q
cocci
A
plural bacteria
5
Q
dynia
A
pain
6
Q
ectomy
A
excision, removal
7
Q
emia
A
blood condition
8
Q
genesis
A
condition of producing, forming
9
Q
gram
A
record
10
Q
graph
A
instrument of recording
11
Q
graphy
A
process of recording
12
Q
itis
A
inflammation
13
Q
logy
A
study of
14
Q
lysis
A
breakdown, destruction
15
Q
malacia
A
softening
16
Q
megaly
A
enlargement
17
Q
oma
A
tumor, mass collection of fluid
18
Q
opsy
A
to view
19
Q
osis
A
condition, usually abnormal
20
Q
pathy
A
disease, condition
21
Q
penia
A
deficiency
22
Q
phobia
A
fear
23
Q
plasia
A
development, formation, growth
24
Q
plasty
A
surgical repair
25
ptosis
drooping, falling, prolapsed
26
rrhea
flow, discharge
27
sclerosis
hardening
28
cope
instrument for visual examination
29
stasis
controlling, stopping
30
stomy
opening to form a mouth (stoma)
31
therapy
treatment
32
tomy
incision, cutting into
33
ophy
development, nourishment
34
er
one who
35
ia
condition
36
ist
specialist
37
ole
little, small
38
ule
little, small
39
um, ium
structure, tissue
40
us
structure, substance
41
y
condition, process
42
ac, aaaaaaiac
pertaining to
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al
pertainin to
44
ar
pertaining to
45
ary
pertaining to
46
eal
pertaining to
47
genic
pertaining to, produced
48
ic, ical
pertaining to
49
oid
resembling, derived from
50
ose
pertaining to, full of
51
ous
pertaining to
52
tic
pertaining to
