Suffixes Flashcards
(116 cards)
1
Q
-ac
A
pertaining to
2
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-ar
A
pertaining to
3
Q
-eal
A
pertaining to
4
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-ic
A
pertaining to
5
Q
-agra
A
excessive pain
6
Q
-apheresis
A
removal
7
Q
-asthenia
A
weakness
8
Q
-capnia
A
carbon dioxide
9
Q
-centesis
A
surgical puncture to aspirate fluid
10
Q
-clasia
A
break
11
Q
-clast
A
break
12
Q
-coccus (pl. cocci)
A
berry-shaped (bacterium form)
13
Q
-crit
A
to separate
14
Q
-desis
A
surgical fixation; fusion
15
Q
-ectasis
A
stretching out; dilatation; expansion
16
Q
-ectopia
A
displacement
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Q
-emia
A
blood condition
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-esis
A
condition
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-gen
A
substance or agent that produces or causes
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Q
-genic
A
producing; originating; causing
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Q
-graph
A
instrument used to record
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-ia
A
condition of diseased or abnormal state
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Q
-ician
A
one who
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Q
-ism
A
state of
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-lepsy
seizure
26
-lytic
destroy; reduce
27
-mania
madness; insane desire
28
-meter
instrument used to measure
29
-morph
form; shape
30
-odyia
pain
31
-ologist
one who studies and practices (specialist)
32
-oma
tumor; swelling
33
-opsy
to view
34
-orrhaphy
suturing; repairing
35
-orrhexis
rupture
36
-ostomy
creation of an artificial opening
37
-oxia
oxygen
38
-pathy
disease
39
-pepsia
digestion
40
-phagia
eating; swallowing
41
-phily
love
42
-phonia
sound or voice
43
-physis
growth
44
-plasm
growth; substance; formation
45
pplegia
paralysis
46
-poiesis
formation
47
-prandial
meal
48
-ptosis
dropping; sagging; prolapse
49
-salpinx
fallopian tube
50
-schisis
split; fissure
51
-scope
instrument used for visual examination
52
-scopic
visual examination
53
-sis
state of
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-stasis
control; stop
55
-stenosis
constriction; narrowing
56
-tocia
birth; labor
57
-tripsy
surgical crushing
58
-ule
little
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-al
pertaining to
60
-ary
pertaining to
61
-ial
pertaining to
62
-ous
pertaining to
63
-algia
pain
64
-ase
enzyme
65
-atresia
absence of a normal body opening; occlusion; closure
66
-cele
hernia; protrusion
67
-cidial
killing
68
-clasis
break
69
-cysis
irrigating; washing
70
-crine
separate; secrete
71
-cyte
cell
72
-drome
run; running
73
-ectomy
excision or surgical removal
74
-emesis
vomiting
75
-er
one who
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-iasis
condition
77
-genesis
origin; cause
78
-gram
record; x-ray film
79
-graphy
process of recording; x-ray filming
80
-iatry
physician; treatment
81
-ictal
seizure; attack
82
-itis
inflammation
83
-lysis
loosening; dissolution; separating
84
-malaia
softening
85
-megaly
enlargement
86
-metry
measurement
87
-odia
smell
88
-oid
resembling
89
-ology
study of
90
-opia
vision (condition)
91
-oorhagia
rapid flow of blood
92
-orrhea
flow; excessive discharge
93
-osis
abnormal condition (means increased when used with blood cell word roots)
94
-otomy
cut into or incision
95
-paresis
slight paralysis
96
-penia
abnormal reduction in numbers
97
-pexy
surgical fixation; suspension
98
-philia
love
99
-phobia
abnormal fear of or aversion to specific objects or things
100
-phoria
feeling
101
-plasia
formation; development; a growth
102
-plasty
plastic or surgical repair
103
-pnea
breathing
104
-porosis
passage
105
-praxia
in front of; before
106
-ptysis
spitting
107
-sarcoma
malignant tumor
108
-scerosis
hardening
109
-scopy
visual examination
110
-sepsis
infection
111
-spasm
sudden involuntary muscle contraction
112
-stalsis
contraction
113
-thorax
chest
114
-tome
instrument used to cut
115
-tropy
nourishment
116
-uria
urine; urination
