Suffixes Flashcards
(67 cards)
1
Q
-al, -ar, -ic, -ac, -ary, -eal
A
pertaining to
2
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-algia
A
pain
3
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-asthenia
A
weakness
4
Q
-centesis
A
surgical puncture to aspirate fluid
5
Q
-clasia, -clasis, -clast
A
break
6
Q
-desis
A
surgical fixation, fusion
7
Q
-ectomy
A
excision, surgical removal, cutting out
8
Q
-gram
A
the record, radiographic image
9
Q
-graphy
A
process of recording, radiographic imaging
10
Q
-itis
A
inflammation
11
Q
-lysis
A
loosening, separating, dissolution
12
Q
-malacia
A
softening
13
Q
-oid
A
resembling
14
Q
-oma
A
tumor
15
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-osis
A
abnormal condition
16
Q
-penia
A
abnormal reduction
17
Q
-physis
A
growth
18
Q
-plasty
A
surgical repair
19
Q
-rrhaphy
A
suturing, repairing
20
Q
-sarcoma
A
malignant tumour
21
Q
-schisis
A
split, fissure
22
Q
-scopy
A
process of viewing, visual examination
23
Q
-tomy
A
incision, cut into
24
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-trophy
A
nourishment, development
25
-ac
one affected with
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-apheresis
withdrawal or removal
27
-cyte
cell
28
-logist
specialist, physician who studies and treats
29
-logy
study of
30
-megaly
enlarged, elargement
31
-pathy
disease
32
-poiesis
formation, production
33
-cele
hernia, protusion
34
-ia
condition of, diseased state, abnormal state
35
-iasis
condition
36
-logy
study of
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-logist
specialist or physician who studies and treats
38
-pathy
disease
39
-pepsia
digestion
40
-ptosis
prolapse, drooping
41
-rrhea
flow, discharge
42
-scope
instrument used for visualization
43
-scopy
process of viewing, visualization
44
-meter
instrument used to measure
45
-metry
process of measuring
46
-opia
vision as it relates to condition
47
-phobia
abnormal fear, aversion to specific things
48
-algesia
sensitivity to pain
49
-genic
producing, originating, causing
50
-iatrist
specialist, physician
51
-iatry
specialty, treatment
52
-ictal
seizure, attack
53
-lepsy
seizure
54
-phasia
speech
55
-paresis
slight paralysis
56
-plegia
paralysis
57
-drome
run, running together
58
-emia
in the blood
59
-apheresis
removal
60
-blast
immature cell, embryonic
61
-cytosis
abnormal condition of cells (increase in cells)
62
-globin
protein
63
-penia
abnormal reduction in number
64
-poiesis
formation
65
-stenosis
narrowing, constricting
66
-stasis
stop, stopping, controlling
67
-stenosis
narrowing, constricting
