Suffixes Flashcards
(64 cards)
1
Q
-ac
A
pertaining to
2
Q
-al
A
pertaining to
3
Q
-algia
A
pain
4
Q
-ar
A
pertaining to
5
Q
-ary
A
pertaining to
6
Q
-ation
A
condition of, process of
7
Q
-cele
A
pouching or hernia
8
Q
-centesis
A
puncture for aspiration
9
Q
-desis
A
binding
10
Q
-dynia
A
pain
11
Q
-eal
A
pertaining to
12
Q
-ectasis
A
expansion or dilation
13
Q
-ectomy
A
excision or removal
14
Q
-emesis
A
vomiting
15
Q
-emia
A
blood condition
16
Q
-genesis
A
origin or production
17
Q
-gram
A
record
18
Q
-graphy
A
process of recording
19
Q
-ia
A
condition of
20
Q
-iasis
A
formation or presence of
21
Q
-iactrics
A
treatment
22
Q
-iatry
A
treatment
23
Q
-ic
A
pertaining to
24
Q
-icle
A
small
25
-ism
condition of
26
-ist
one who specializes in
27
-itis
inflammation
28
-ium
structure or tissue
29
-logist
one who specializes in treatment or study of
30
-logy
study of
31
-lysis
breaking down, breaking apart
32
-malacia
softening
33
-megaly
enlargement
34
-meter
instrument for measuring
35
-metry
process for measuring
36
-oid
resembling
37
-ole
small
38
-oma
tumor
39
-osis
condition or increase
40
-ous
pertaining to
41
-penia
abnormal reduction
42
-pexy
suspension or fixation
43
-phil
attraction for
44
-philia
-attraction for
45
-plasty
surgical repair or reconstruction
46
-poiesis
formation
47
-ptosis
falling or downward displacement
48
-rrhage
to burst forth
49
-rrhaphy
suture
50
-rrhea
discharge
51
-rrhexis
rupture
52
-scope
instrument for examination
53
-scopy
examination
54
-spasm
involuntary contraction
55
-stomy
creation of an opening
56
-tic
pertaining to
57
-tomy
incision, to cut
58
-tripsy
crushing
59
-ula
small
60
-ule
small
61
-y
condition or process of
62
-therapy
treatment
63
-asthenia
weakness, loss of strength
64
-porosis
porous
