Suffixes Flashcards
(103 cards)
1
Q
ectomy
A
surgical removal
2
Q
gram
A
a record
3
Q
itis
A
inflammation
4
Q
logy
A
study of
5
Q
megaly
A
enlarged
6
Q
pathy
A
disease
7
Q
algia
A
pain
8
Q
asthenia
A
weakness
9
Q
cele
A
prostrusion
10
Q
cytosis
A
abnormal cell condition (too many)
11
Q
dynia
A
pain
12
Q
ectasis
A
dilated
13
Q
edema
A
swelling
14
Q
emesis
A
vomitting
15
Q
emetic
A
pertaining to vomitting
16
Q
emia
A
blood condition
17
Q
ia
A
condition
18
Q
iasis
A
abnormal condition
19
Q
ism
A
state of
20
Q
lith
A
stone
21
Q
lysis
A
destroy
22
Q
lytic
A
destruction
23
Q
malacia
A
abnormal softening
24
Q
oma
A
tumor
25
osis
abnormal condition
26
paresis
weakness
27
penia
too few
28
phobia
fear
29
plegia
paralysis
30
ptosis
drooping
31
rrhage
abnormal flow
32
rrhagia
abnormal flow condition
33
rrhea
discharge
34
rrhexis
rupture
35
sclerosis
hardening
36
spasm
involuntary muscle condition
37
stasis
stopping
38
stenosis
narrowing
39
toxic
poison
40
uria
urine condition
41
pathy
disease
42
clasia
surgical breaking
43
desis
surgical fusing
44
ostomy
surgically create opening
45
otomy
cutting into
46
pexy
surgical fixation
47
rrhaphy
to suture
48
tome
instrument to cut
49
tripsy
surgical crushing
50
plasty
surgical repair
51
centesis
puncture to withdraw fluid
52
graph
instrument for recording
53
graphy
process of recording
54
manometer
instrument for measuring pressure
55
meter
instrument for measuring
56
metry
process of measuring
57
scope
instrument for viewing
58
scopy
process of visually examining
59
cle
small
60
arche
beginning
61
cyesis
pregnancy
62
cyte
cell
63
derma
skin condition
64
dipsia
thirst
65
esthesia
sensation condition
66
gen
that which produces
67
genic
producing
68
globin
protein
69
gravida
pregnancy
70
globulin
protein
71
kinesia
movement
72
oid
resembling
73
ole
small
74
opia
vision
75
opsy
view of
76
osmia
sense of smell
77
para
to bear (offspring)
78
partrum
childbirth
79
pepsia
digestion
80
phagia
eating, swallowing
81
82
phasia
speech
83
phil
attracted to
84
phonia
voice
85
plasia
formation of cells
86
plasm
formation
87
pnea
breathing
88
poiesis
formation
89
porosis
porous
90
ptysis
spitting
91
therapy
treatment
92
thorax
chest
93
trophic
development
94
trophy
development
95
ule
small
96
er
one who
97
iatric
medical specialty
98
iatrist
physician
99
iatry
medical treatment
100
ician
specialist
101
ist
specialist
102
logist
one who studies
103
logy
study of
