Suffixes Flashcards
(45 cards)
1
Q
-centesis
A
Puncture
2
Q
-spasm
A
Involuntary contraction
3
Q
-oid
A
Resembling
4
Q
-logist
A
Specialist in the study of
5
Q
-ist
A
Specialist
6
Q
-tomy
A
Surgical incision
7
Q
-ectomy
A
Surgical removal
8
Q
-desis
A
Binding, fixation
9
Q
-scopy
A
Process of looking
10
Q
-gram
A
Written record
11
Q
-meter
A
Instrument used to measure
12
Q
-scope
A
Instrument used to look
13
Q
-rrhea
A
Flow
14
Q
-rrhage
A
Excessive flow
15
Q
-penia
A
Deficiency
16
Q
-pathy
A
Disease
17
Q
-osis
A
Condition
18
Q
-oma
A
Tumor
19
Q
-megaly
A
Enlargement
20
Q
-malacia
A
Abnormal softening
21
Q
-lysis
A
Breakdown, loosen
22
Q
-itis
A
Inflammation
23
Q
-emia
A
Blood condition
24
Q
-cele
A
Hernia
25
-algia, -dynia
Pain
26
-logy
Study of
27
-icle, -ole, -ule, -ula
Small
28
-ia, -ism
Condition
29
-ac, -al, -ar, -ary, -eal, -ic, -tic, -ous
Pertaining to
30
-physis
Growth
31
-stomy
Creation of an opening
32
-rrhaphy
Suture
33
-plasty
Reconstruction
34
-pexy
Surgical fixation
35
-metry
Process of measuring
36
-graphy
Writing procedure
37
-graph
Instrument used to produce a record
38
-rrhexis
Rupture
39
-ptosis
Drooping
40
-iasis
Presence of
41
-iatrist
Specialist in medicine of
42
-iatrics, -iatry
Medical science
43
-y
Condition, procedure
44
-ium
Tissue, structure
45
-pnea
Breathing
