Suffixes Flashcards
(42 cards)
1
Q
-cele
A
swelling, protrusion
2
Q
-coccus/-cocci
A
berry-shaped bacteria
3
Q
-dynia
A
pain
4
Q
-lysis
A
breakdown, destruction, separation
5
Q
-penia
A
deficiency
6
Q
-phobia
A
fear
7
Q
-ptosis
A
drooping, falling, prolapse
8
Q
-sclerosis
A
hardening
9
Q
-therapy
A
treatment
10
Q
-trophy
A
development, nourishment
11
Q
-er
A
one who
12
Q
-ule
A
small
13
Q
-us
A
structure, substance
14
Q
-y
A
condition, process
15
Q
-ar, -ary
A
pertaining to
16
Q
-ose, -ous, -tic
A
pertaining to
17
Q
-crine
A
secrete
18
Q
-drome
A
run
19
Q
-fusion
A
coming together, to pour
20
Q
-gen
A
substance that produces
21
Q
-lapse
A
slide, fall, sag
22
Q
-mission
A
send
23
Q
-or
A
one who
24
Q
-oxia
A
oxygen
25
-partum
birth, labor
26
-phoria
bear, carry, feeling (mental state)
27
-physis
grow
28
-plasm
structure, formation
29
-pnea
breathing
30
-ptom
happening, occurrence
31
-lucent
to shine
32
-opaque
obscure (unclear)
33
-iasis
abnormal condition
34
-ectasis, -ectasia
dilation, widening
35
-ptysis
spitting
36
-tresia
opening
37
-ptosis
droop, sag, prolapse, fall
38
-chalasia
relaxation
39
-cele
hernia
40
-stenosis
narrowing, tightening
41
-emesis
vomiting
42
-spasm
involuntary muscle contraction
