Suffixes Flashcards
1
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-acusis, -cusis
A
hearing condition
2
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-ad
A
toward
3
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-agra
A
sudden onslaught of
acute pain
4
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-al
A
pertaining to, relating to
5
Q
-algia, -algesia
A
pain
6
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-ar
A
pertaining to, relating to
7
Q
-arche
A
beginning
8
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-arthria
A
articulate
9
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-ary
A
pertaining to,
relating to
10
Q
-ase
A
enzyme
11
Q
-asthenia
A
weakness
12
Q
-ate
A
a salt or ester of an acid
ending with “-ic”
13
Q
-blast
A
immature precursor
cell type
14
Q
-capnia
A
carbon dioxide
15
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-cele
A
hernia, swelling
16
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-centesis
A
puncture, tap
17
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-chezia
A
defacation
18
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-cide, -cidal
A
agent that kills, or act of killing
19
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- clasia, -clasis,
- clast
A
break, breaking
20
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-cleisis
A
closure
21
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-clysis
A
infusion of fluid, injection, enema
22
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-coccus
A
berry-shaped bacterium
23
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-crasia
A
mixture or bleeding
24
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-crine
A
to secrete
25
-cyesis
pregnancy
26
-cyte, cyt/o
cell
27
-cytosis
more than the usual number of cells
28
-desis
binding, stabilizing,
fixation of a bone or
joint, tie together
29
- dilation,
| - dilatation
expansion, widening
30
-dote
give
31
-drome
running, a course
32
-dynia
pain
33
-eal, -ile
pertaining to
34
-ectasia, -ectasis
dilation, expansion
35
-ectomy
removal of an anatomical
| structure
36
-edema
accumulation of fluid, swelling
37
-emesis
vomiting
38
-emetic
pertaining to vomiting
39
-emia
condition of the blood
40
-emphraxis
obstruction
41
-esis
condition, action, or process
42
-esthesia
perception, feeling
43
-flexion
bending, flexing
44
-form
like, resembling
45
-fuge
to drive away
46
-fusion
pour
47
- gen, -genesis,
| - genic
precursor of, forming,
| producing, origin
48
-geusia
sense of taste
49
-globin, -globulin
name for family of
| proteins
50
-grade
to step, go
| step, degree
51
-graft
transfer
52
-gram
a recording, usually by
an instrument
a metric unit of weight
53
-graph
line for tracing denoting varying values
| instrument used for recording
54
-graphy
a writing or description
55
-gravida
a pregnant woman
56
-ia
state or condition, often abnormal
57
-iac
pertaining to
58
-ian
relating to, resembling
59
-iasis
condition, infestation,
infection (sometimes
interchangeable with
-osis)
60
-iatrics, -iatry
medical specialty
61
-ic, -ical
pertaining to, relating to
62
-icle
small, little, minute
63
-ics
medical specialty
64
-ictal
stroke, seizure
65
-in, -ine
chemical or biochemical
| substance
66
-ism
condition, disease
| a practice, doctrine
67
-ist
specialist
68
-ite
nature of, resembling
69
-itis (pl. -itides)
inflammation, inflammatory
70
-ium
structure or tissue
71
-ization
the process of
72
-kinesia, -kinesis
movement
73
-lalia
speech
74
-lapse
the falling
75
-lepsis, -lepsy
seizure
76
-lexia
reading
77
-listhesis
slipping
78
-logist
one who specialized in the
| study or treatment of
79
-logy, -logia
study of; collecting or picking
80
-lucent
to shine
81
-lysis
dissolution, loosening
82
-lytic
dissolving, reducing, loosening
83
-malacia
softening or loss of consistency
84
-mania
abnormal love for, morbid
| impulse toward
85
-megaly
enlargement
86
-meter, -metry
measurement,
| measurement device
87
-mimetic
mimicking, simulating
88
-motor
to move
89
-oid
resemblance to,
| equivalent to
90
-ole
small, little, minute
91
-oma (pl. -omata)
tumor, neoplasm
92
-one
ketone group
93
-onium
positively charged radical
94
-opia, -opsia
vision
95
-opsy
view
96
-orexia
appetite
97
-ory
pertaining to
98
-ose
full of, abounding
99
-osis (pl. -oses)
process, condition or state,
| usually abnormal or diseased
100
-osmia
sense of smell
101
-ous
pertaining to
102
-oxia
oxygen
103
-para
woman who has given birth
104
-paresis
partial or incomplete paralysis
105
-pareunia
coitus, sexual intercourse
106
-parous
to bear, to bring forth
107
-partum
birth
108
-pathy
disease
109
-penia
deficiency, decrease
110
-pepsia
digestion
111
-pexy
fixation (usually surgical)
112
-phage, -phagia, -phagy
eating, devouring
113
-phasia
speech
114
-pheresis
the removal of
115
-phil, -phile, -philia
affinity for, craving for, love
116
-phobia
objectively unfounded
morbid dread or fear
117
-phonia
voice
118
-phoresis
carried
119
-phrenia
diaphragm;
| the mind
120
-phthisis
wasting, atrophy
121
-phylaxis
protection against infection
122
-plakia
plaque
123
-plasia
formation (especially of cells)
124
-plasm
formation, growth substance
125
-plasty
molding, shaping or the result thereof, as of a surgical procedure;
surgical procedure for repair of a defect or restoration of form and/or function of a part
126
-plegia
paralysis
127
-pnea
breath, respiration
128
-poiesis
production, producing
129
-poietic
relating to formation
130
-porosis
a porous condition
131
-prandial
relating to a meal
132
-praxia
the performance of an action
133
-ptosis
sinking down or prolapse of an organ
134
-ptysis
spitting
135
-rrhage, -rrhagia
excessive or unusual discharge, to burst forth
136
-rrhaphy
surgical suturing
137
-rrhea
flowing, flux
138
-rrhexis
rupture
139
-salpinx
uterine tube, fallopian tube
140
-schisis
fissure, splitting
141
-sclerosis
hardening
142
-scope
instrument for viewing, but extended to include other methods of examination
143
-scopy
action or activity involving the use of an instrument for viewing
144
-sect
to cut
145
-ac
pertaining to, relating to
145
-sepsis
putrefaction
147
-sis
state of, condition of
147
-sol
solution
148
-some
body, small body
149
-spadia, -spadias
to tear or to gouge
150
-spasm
sudden involuntary contraction of one or more muscles (includes cramps, contractures)
151
-stalsis
contraction
152
-stasis
stagnation of the blood or other fluids
153
-static
causing control
154
-sthenia
strength
155
-stomy
artificial or surgical opening
156
-tension
to stretch, to tense
157
-therapy
treatment of disease or disorder by any method
158
-thorax
the upper part of the trunk between the neck and the abdomen
159
-thymia
mind, soul, emotions
160
-tic
pertaining to, relating to
161
-tion, -ation
Process of
162
-tocia
Childbirth
163
-tome
A cutting instrument
164
-tomy
Incision, a cutting operation
