Suffixes Flashcards
Medical Suffixes (39 cards)
1
Q
-al
A
pertaining to
2
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-algia
A
pertaining to pain
3
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-asthenia
A
weakness
4
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-blast
A
immature cell
5
Q
-cele
A
pertaining to tumor or swelling
6
Q
-centesis
A
pertaining to puncturing an organ/body cavity (often to drain excess fluid or obtain a sample)
7
Q
-cyte
A
cell
8
Q
-ectomy
A
surgical removal of
9
Q
-emia
A
pertaining to the presence of a substance in the blood
10
Q
-esthesia
A
pertaining to sensation/perception
11
Q
-genic
A
causing
12
Q
-gram
A
record
13
Q
-graph
A
a record or the instrument used to create the record
14
Q
-ia
A
condition of
15
Q
-ic
A
pertaining to
16
Q
-lysis
A
decline/disintegration/destruction
17
Q
-meter
A
measuring instrument
18
Q
-ology
A
study/science of
19
Q
-oma
A
tumor
20
Q
-osis
A
pertaining to a disease process
21
Q
-ostomy
A
surgical creation of an opening
22
Q
-pathy
A
disease/system for treating disease
23
Q
-phagia
A
pertaining to eating/swallowing
24
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-phasia
A
pertaining to speech
25
-phobia
pertaining to an irrational fear
26
-plasty
plastic surgery
27
-plegia
paralysis
28
-pnea
pertaining to breathing
29
-ptosis
drooping
30
-rrhage
abnormal/excessive flow or discharge
31
-rrhagia
abnormal/excessive flow or discharge
32
-rrhaphy
suture of/repair of
33
-rrhea
flow/discharge
34
-scope
instrument for examination
35
-scopy
examination with an instrument
36
-sis
a process/action/condition (see also -osis)
37
-stasis
slowing/stopping of the normal flow of a fluid, such as blood
38
-taxis
order/arrangement of
39
-trophic
pertaining to nutrition
