Suffixes Flashcards
(73 cards)
1
Q
-able
A
capable of
2
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-ible
A
capable of
3
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-ac
A
pertaining to
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-al
A
pertaining to
5
Q
-an
A
pertaining to
6
Q
-ar
A
pertaining to
7
Q
-ary
A
pertaining to
8
Q
-eal
A
pertaining to
9
Q
-ic
A
pertaining to
10
Q
-ive
A
pertaining to
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Q
-tic
A
pertaining to
12
Q
-ase
A
enzyme
13
Q
-algia
A
pain
14
Q
-cele
A
hernia/protrusion of organ through its containing wall
15
Q
-centesis
A
procedure to aspirate fluid
16
Q
-ectasia
A
dilation
17
Q
-ectasis
A
dilation
18
Q
-ectomy
A
excision/removal
19
Q
-edema
A
swelling
20
Q
-emesis
A
vomiting
21
Q
-emia
A
blood
22
Q
-genic
A
beginning/producing
23
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-genesis
A
beginning/producing
24
Q
-gram
A
record
25
-graph
instrument for recording
26
-graphy
process of recording
27
-ia
condition
28
-iasis
condition
29
-ism
condition
30
-ist
one who
31
-itis
inflammation
32
-kinesia
movement/motion
33
-kinesis
movement/motion
34
-logist
specialist
35
-logy
study of
36
-lysis
loosening/freeing/breaking apart/destroying
37
-lytic
pertaining to destruction
38
-malacia
softening
39
-mania
preoccupation
40
-megaly
enlargement
41
-meter
instrument to measure
42
-metry
process of measuring
43
-oid
resembling
44
-oma
tumor
45
-opia
vision
46
-ose
sugar
47
-osis
condition
48
-ous
pertaining to/characterized by
49
-pathy
disease/abnormality
50
-penia
deficiency
51
-pexy
surgical fixation
52
-phagia
eating/swallowing
53
-gic
eating/swallowing
54
-gy
eating/swallowing
55
-phasia
speech
56
-phobia
abnormal fear
57
-plasty
surgical repair
58
-plegia
paralysis
59
-rrhage
excessive flow/discharge
60
-rrhagia
excessive flow/discharge
61
-rrhaphy
suture
62
-rrhea
flow/discharge
63
-rrhexis
rupture
64
-sclerosis
hardening
65
-scopy
examination with an instrument
66
-spasm
twitching
67
-stasis
stopping
68
-stomy
forming of an opening
69
-tome
an instrument for cutting
70
-tomy
incision/cutting into
71
-tripsy
surgical crushing
72
-trophic
nutrition
73
-trophy
nutrition
