Suffixes Flashcards
(58 cards)
1
Q
-ai/-ac
A
pertaining to
2
Q
-algia
A
pain
3
Q
-aps/-apt
A
fit/fasten
4
Q
-arche
A
beginning/origin
5
Q
-ase
A
signifies enzyme
6
Q
-blast
A
bud/germ
7
Q
-centesis
A
a piercing
8
Q
-cide
A
to kill
9
Q
-clast
A
break/destroy
10
Q
-crine
A
release/secrete
11
Q
-ectomy
A
a cutting out
12
Q
-emesis
A
vomiting
13
Q
-emia
A
refer to blood condition
14
Q
-flux
A
flow
15
Q
-gen
A
agent that initiates
16
Q
-genesis
A
creation
17
Q
-gram
A
something written
18
Q
-graphy
A
to write/draw
19
Q
-hydrate
A
containing water
20
Q
-ia/-sia
A
condition/process
21
Q
-iasis
A
abnormal condition
22
Q
-ic/-ac
A
pertaining to
23
Q
-in
A
signifies a protein
24
Q
-ism
A
condition of
25
-itis
inflammation
26
-lemme
rind/peel
27
-pnea
breath/breathing
28
-lith
stone/rock
29
-logy
study of
30
-lunar
moon/moonshine
31
-lysis
breaking down
32
-malacia
softening
33
-mania
compulsion
34
-rhage/-rrhage
excessive discharge
35
-raphy/-rraphy
sew/suture
36
-rhea/-rrhea
flow
37
-megaly
enlargement
38
-metric/-metry
measurment
39
-oid
like/in the shape of
40
-oma
tumor
41
-opia
vision/vision condition
42
-oscopy
viewing
43
-ose
condition/process
44
-ostemy
form an opening
45
-otomy
cut
46
-penia
lack
47
-philic
loving
48
-phobic
fearing
49
-phragm
partition
50
-plasm
form/shape
51
-plasty
shape/make
52
-plegia
paralysis
53
-some
body
54
-tensin/-tension
pressure
55
-tomy
to cut
56
-tripsy
crushing
57
-ule
small/little
58
-uria
urine
