Suffixes Flashcards
(33 cards)
1
Q
ole
A
small
2
Q
meter
A
device
3
Q
tripsy
A
crush
4
Q
ptosis
A
drooping or dropping down
5
Q
ectasis
A
distention or stretching
6
Q
lith
A
stone or calculus
7
Q
poiesis
A
formation
8
Q
chrome
A
color
9
Q
thorax
A
chest cavity or chest
10
Q
cyte
A
cell
11
Q
phage
A
eating
12
Q
penia
A
decrease in a particular type of cell
less than normal or deficiency
13
Q
philia
A
increase in a particular type of cell
14
Q
cytosis
A
condition of cell; implies elevated cell numbers
15
Q
lysis
A
destruction or breakdown
16
Q
emia
A
blood condition
17
Q
gen
A
producing/produce
18
Q
derma
A
skin
19
Q
opsy
A
view of
20
Q
crine
A
secrete or separate
21
Q
tropic
A
having an affinity for
22
Q
gen
A
producing
23
Q
oma
A
tumor
24
Q
logy
A
study
25
cele
hernia
26
cyte
cell
27
paresis
weakness
28
lepsy
seizure (episode)
29
plegia
paralysis
30
esthesia
sensation or feeling
31
ptosis
prolapse, drooping, or falling downward
32
tropia
turning
33
opia
vision
