Suffixes Flashcards
(123 cards)
1
Q
-a
A
singular
2
Q
-ac
A
pertaining to
3
Q
-acusis
A
hearing condition
4
Q
-ad
A
toward
5
Q
-al
A
pertaining to
6
Q
-algesia
A
pain
7
Q
-algia
A
pain
8
Q
-an
A
pertaining to
9
Q
-ary
A
pertaining to
10
Q
-asthenia
A
weakness
11
Q
-atresia
A
closure; absence of normal opening
12
Q
-blast
A
germ, bud, developing cell
13
Q
-capnnia
A
condition of carbon dioxide
14
Q
-cele
A
hernia, swelling, protrusion
15
Q
-centesis
A
surgical puncture to aspirate fluids
16
Q
-clasia
A
break apart
17
Q
-clasis
A
break apart
18
Q
-clast
A
break apart
19
Q
-clonis
A
spasm, twitching
20
Q
-crit
A
to separate
21
Q
-cusis
A
hearing condition
22
Q
-cyesis
A
pregnancy
23
Q
-cyte
A
cell
24
Q
-desis
A
surgical fixation, fusion
25
-drome
run, running
26
-dynia
pain
27
-eal
pertaining to
28
-ectasis
expansion, dilation
29
-ectomy
surgical excision, removal
30
-elle
small
31
-emesis
vomiting
32
-emetic
pertaining to vomiting
33
-emia
condition of blood
34
-esthesia
sensation, perception
35
-gen
producing, formation, causing
36
-genesis
origin, cause
37
-genic
pertaining to producing, formation, causing
38
-gram
a record
39
-graph
instrument for recording
40
-graphy
process of recording
41
-hemia
condition of blood
42
-ia
condition of
43
-ial
pertainting to
44
-iasis
condition of
45
-iatrist
one who practices
46
-iarty
treatment, specialty
47
-ic
pertaining to
48
-ician
one who treats
49
-ile
pertaining to
50
-ion
pertaining to
51
-is
pertaining to
52
-ism
condition or disease
53
-ist
one who practices
54
-ite
condition
55
-itis
inflammation
56
-lepsy
seizure
57
-logist
one who studies
58
-logy
study of
59
-lysis
to loosen, dissolve
60
-lytic
pertaining to loosen, dissolve
61
-malacia
softening
62
-megaly
abnormally large
63
-meter
measuring instrument
64
-metrist
one who measures
65
-metry
measurement
66
-oid
resembling
67
-oma
abnormal swelling, tumor
68
-opia
vision
69
-opsy
view of
70
-or
pertaining to
71
-osis
condition of
72
-otomy
cutting into, incision
73
-ous
pertaining to
74
-oxia
condition of oxygen
75
-paresis
paralysis (minor)
76
-pathy
disease
77
-penia
abnormal reduction in number, deficiency
78
-pepsia
digestion
79
-pexy
surgical fixation, suspension
80
-phagia
eating or swallowing
81
-phasia
speaking
82
-phil
loving
83
-philia
loving
84
-phonia
condition of sound or voice
85
-phylaxis
protection
86
-physis
growth
87
-plasia
shape, formation
88
-plasm
something shaped
89
-plasty
surgical repair
90
-plegia
paralysis (major)
91
-pnea
breathing
92
-poesis
formation
93
-practic
one who practices
94
-practor
one who practices
95
-ptosis
falling down drooping
96
-ptysis
to cough up
97
-rrhagia
bleeding, hemorrhage
98
-rrhaphy
suturing
99
-rrhea
excessive discharged
100
-rrhexis
rupture
101
-salpinx
trumpet, fallopian tube
102
-sarcoma
malignant tumor
103
-schisis
split, fissure
104
-scope
viewing instrument
105
-scopy
process of viewing
106
-sis
state of
107
-some
body
108
-spasm
sudden, involuntary muscle contraction
109
-spermia
condition of spree
110
-stasis
standing still
111
-stomy
surgical creation of an opening
112
-syndesis
surgical fixation, fusion
113
-therapy
treatment
114
-tic
pertaining to
115
-tocia
birth, labor
116
-tome
cutting instrument
117
-tomy
cutting into, incision
118
-tripsy
surgical crushing
119
-trophy
nourishment, development
120
-um
pertaining to
121
-uria
condition of urine, urination
122
-uresis
urination
123
-y
process of
