Suffixes Flashcards
1
Q
-ac
A
pertaining to
2
Q
-agra
A
excessive pain
3
Q
-al
A
pertaining to
4
Q
-algia
A
pain
5
Q
-ar
A
pertaining to
6
Q
-arche
A
beginning
7
Q
-ary
A
pertaining to
8
Q
-ase
A
enzyme
9
Q
-asthenia
A
lack of strength
10
Q
-blast
A
embryonic, immature
11
Q
-cele
A
hernia
12
Q
-cidal
A
killing
13
Q
-clasis
A
break
14
Q
-clast
A
break
15
Q
-clysis
A
irrigation, washing
16
Q
-crine
A
secrete, separate
17
Q
-crit
A
separate
18
Q
-cusis
A
hearing
19
Q
-cyesis
A
pregnancy
20
Q
-cyte
A
cell
21
Q
-cytosis
A
cells, condition of
22
Q
-drome
A
run
23
Q
-dynia
A
pain
24
Q
-dys
A
bad, painful, difficult
25
-eal
pertaining to
26
-ectasia
stretching, dilation
27
-ectasis
stretching, dilation
28
-ectomy
removal, excision, resection
29
-emesis
vomiting
30
-emia
blood condition
31
-er
one who
32
-fusion
pour
33
-genesis
producing, condition of, forming
34
-genic
produced by or in
35
-globin
protein
36
-globulin
protein
37
-grade
go
38
-gram
record
39
-graph
instrument for recording
40
-graphy
recording, process of
41
-ia
condition, process
42
-iac
pertaining to
43
-iasis
condition
44
-ic
pertaining to
45
-ior
pertaining to
46
-ism
process
47
-ist
specialist
48
-itis
inflammation
49
-ium
structure, tissue
50
-kinesia
movement
51
-lemma
sheath, covering
52
-logy
study
53
-lysis
breakdown, separate, destruction
54
-lytic
reduce, destroy
55
-malacia
softening
56
-mania
obsessive preoccupation
57
-megaly
enlargement
58
-meter
measure
59
-mimetic
mimic, copy
60
-oid
resembling
61
-ole
little, small
62
-ologist
specialist in the study of
63
-ology
study of
64
-oma
tumor
65
-opia
vision
66
-opsy
view
67
-or
one who
68
-ose
pertaining to
69
-osis
condition, abnormal
70
-osmia
smell
71
-ous
pertaining to
72
-para
births, visible offspring
73
-paresis
slight paralysis
74
-partum
birth, labor
75
-pathy
disease process
76
-penia
decreased number
77
-pepsia
digestion
78
-pexy
fixation
79
-phagia
eating, swallowing
80
-pheresis
removal
81
-philia
attraction for (increase in number)
82
-phobia
fear
83
-phonia
voice, sound
84
-phoresis
carrying, transmission
85
-phoria
feeling (mental state)
86
-phylaxis
protection
87
-physis
grow, growth
88
-phyte
plant
89
-plasia
formation, development, growth
90
-plasm
growth, formation
91
-plastic
pertaining to
92
-plasty
surgical repair
93
-plegia
paralysis, palsy
94
-pnea
breathing
95
-poiesis
formation
96
-porosis
passage
97
-praxia
action
98
-ptosis
drooping, sagging, prolapse
99
-pytsis
spitting
100
-rrhage
bursting forth of blood
101
-rrhagia
bursting forth of blood
102
-rrhea
flow, discharge
103
-schisis
to split
104
-sclerosis
hardening
105
-scope
instrument for visual acuity
106
-scopy
process of visual examination
107
-sis
state of condition
108
-somnia
sleep
109
-spasm
contraction of muscles (sudden), twitching
110
-sphyxia
pulse
111
-stalsis
contraction
112
-stasis
control, stop
113
-static
stopping, controlling
114
-stenosis
tightening, stricture
115
-sthenia
strength
116
-stomy
new opening
117
-therapy
treatment
118
-thorax
plueral cavity, chest
119
-thymia
mind
120
-tocia
labor, birth
121
-tocin
labor, delivery
122
-tome
instrument to cut
123
-tomy
cutting, process of, incision, section
124
-tresia
opening
125
-trophy
nourishment, development
126
-tropia
turn
127
-tropin
nourish, develop, stimulate
128
-ule
little, small
129
-um
structure, tissue
130
-uria
urine, urination
131
-version
to turn
132
pertaining to (ALL TERMS)
-ac, -al, -ar, -ary, -eal, -iac, -ic, -ior, -ose, -ous, -tic,
