Suffixes Flashcards
(56 cards)
1
Q
-ac
A
pertaining to
2
Q
-al
A
pertaining to
3
Q
-ar
A
pertaining to
4
Q
-ary
A
pertaining to
5
Q
-eal
A
pertaining to
6
Q
-ic
A
pertaining to
7
Q
-tic
A
pertaining to
8
Q
-ous
A
pertaining to
9
Q
-ia
A
condition
10
Q
-ism
A
condition
11
Q
-ium
A
tissue, structure
12
Q
-y
A
condition, procedure
13
Q
-scope
A
instrument to look
14
Q
-scopy
A
process of looking
15
Q
-ectomy
A
removal
16
Q
-desis
A
binding, fixation
17
Q
-dynia
A
pain
18
Q
-algia
A
pain
19
Q
-logy
A
study of
20
Q
-logist
A
specialist in the study of
21
Q
-ist
A
specialist
22
Q
-iatrist
A
specialist in medicine of
23
Q
-iatry
A
medical science
24
Q
-iatrics
A
medical science
25
-tomy
incision
26
-ula
small
27
-ule
small
28
-ole
small
29
-cele
hernia
30
-emia
blood condition
31
-iasis
presence of
32
-itis
inflammation
33
-lysis
loosen, break down
34
-malacia
abnormal softening
35
-megaly
enlargement
36
-oid
resembling
36
-oma
tumor
37
-osis
condition
38
-pathy
disease
39
-penia
deficiency
40
-pexy
surgical fixation
41
-plasty
reconstruction
42
-ptosis
drooping
43
-rrhage
excessive flow
44
-rrhagia
excessive flow
45
-rrhea
flow
46
-rrhexis
rupture
47
-spasm
involuntary contraction
48
-centesis
puncture
49
-gram
written record
50
-graph
instrument to record
51
-graphy
process of recording
52
-meter
instrument to measure
53
-metry
process of measuring
54
-rrhaphy
suture
55
-stomy
creation of an opening
