Suffixes Flashcards
(72 cards)
1
Q
-algia
A
condition of pain
2
Q
-al, -eal, -ar, -ary, -ic, -ior, -tic
A
pertaining to
3
Q
-cele
A
swelling
4
Q
-centesis
A
surgical puncture to remove fluid
5
Q
-cision
A
process of cutting
6
Q
-crine
A
secretion
7
Q
-cyte
A
cell
8
Q
-dipsia
A
thirst
9
Q
-ectomy
A
removal, cutting out
10
Q
-emesis
A
vomiting
11
Q
-emia
A
blood condition
12
Q
-gen
A
substance or agent that produces or causes
13
Q
-genic
A
producing, originating, causing
14
Q
-globin
A
protein
15
Q
-gram
A
record
16
Q
-graph
A
instrument used to record
17
Q
-graphy
A
process of recording
18
Q
-ia
A
condition
19
Q
-iatrist
A
specialist
20
Q
-iatry
A
specialty, treatment
21
Q
-ic
A
pertaining to
22
Q
-ine
A
pertaining to
23
Q
-ism
A
condition, process
24
Q
-itis
A
inflammation
25
-lapse
to fall, slide
26
-logist
specialist who studies or treats
27
-logy
study of
28
-lysis
breakdown, separate
29
-megaly
enlargement
30
-meter
instrument used to measure
31
-metry
process of measuring
32
-mission
to send
33
-mortem
death
34
-oma
tumour, mass
35
-opsy
to view
36
-osis
condition, abnormal condition
37
-ous
pertaining to
38
-partum
birth
39
-pathy
disease condition
40
-pepsia
digestion
41
-penia
deficiency
42
-phagia
eating
43
-phasia
speech
44
-phobia
abnormal fear
45
-plasia
formation (condition)
46
-plasm
formation (tissue)
47
-plasty
surgical repair, surgical correction
48
-plegia
paralysis
49
-pnea
breathing
50
-rrhea
flow, discharge
51
-rrhage
-rrhagia
excessive discharge of blood
52
-sclerosis
hardening
53
-scope
instrument to visually examine
54
-scopy
process of visual examination
55
-section
to cut
56
-sis
state of
57
-stasis
to stand, to place, to stop
58
-stomy
opening
59
-tension
pressure
60
-therapy
treatment
61
-thesis
to put, to place
62
-tomy
process of cutting into
63
-tripsy
surgical crushing
64
-trophy
nourishment, development
65
-um
structure
66
-uria
condition of urine
67
-y
process, condition
68
-dynia
Pain
69
-megaly
Enlargement
70
-malacia
Abnormal softening
71
-necrosis
Tissue death
72
-necrosis
Tissue death
